him
pronoun
the objective case of he, used as a direct or indirect object.
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- objective of he.
him
1 American
[him]
/ hɪm /
pronoun
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the objective case of he, used as a direct or indirect object.
I'll see him tomorrow. Give him the message.
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Informal. (used instead of the pronoun he in the predicate after the verbto be ).
It's him. It isn't him.
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Informal. (used instead of the pronoun his before a gerund).
We were surprised by him wanting to leave.
noun
H.I.M.
2
American
abbreviation
him
1
British
/ ɪm, hɪm /
pronoun
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refers to a male person or animal
they needed him
she baked him a cake
not him again!
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a dialect word for himself
he ought to find him a wife
HIM
2
British
abbreviation
Gender
Etymology
Origin of him
before 900; Middle English, Old English, dative of hē he 1
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By the time he reached the Dodgers dugout, the crowd rose to give him an ovation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
He said he had often helped people find accommodation but, when detectives pressed him, said he could not remember the names of anyone for whom he had guaranteed an apartment.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
In the fall of 2020, while Rowan was still sequestered in the Hamptons and his other homes because of Covid, Black summoned him to his hundred-acre spread in Bedford, N.Y.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Less than four weeks ago, he said goodbye to the only organization he’d known — the Detroit Tigers drafted him in 2018 out of Seattle University.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Father missed his mother he never knew; but Grandpa sang him lullabies, holding him close with rough but gentle hands.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
They had been in some way improved for the reception of General Prince Karaupatkin, and his suite, who visited Tehran to announce to the Shah the accession of H.I.M.
From Persia Revisited by Thomas Edward Gordon
There is no doubt that a state of tension exists, which can only be alleviated by the restoration of reciprocal confidence between H.I.M. and the Roman people.
From The Casual Ward academic and other oddments by A. D. (Alfred Denis) Godley
H.I.M. the late German Empress, Princess Royal of England, on the central point of her label had a red rose, and on each of the other two points a red cross.
From The Handbook to English Heraldry by R. B. Utting
H.I.M. frigate, Novara, such and such a day of the week and month, hour at which thrown overboard, Longitude from Greenwich, Latitude.
The illustrations are from photographs by M. Sevragine of Tehran, with the exception of the likeness of H.I.M. the Shah Mozuffer-ed-Din, and that of H.H.
From Persia Revisited by Thomas Edward Gordon
A short time later, Trump confirmed the successful mission on Truth Social, writing "WE GOT HIM!"
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
HIM: But, to be true, my friends call me Beto.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2021
“GET HIM OUT,” posted a senior site reliability engineer on Aug. 18.
From Fox News ● Oct. 17, 2020
Hey, believe me, winter is coming and winter, it turns out, is HIM, too.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2019
I’m crying because I feel bad for HIM!
From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine
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