him

¹

[him]

pronoun

1. the objective case of he, used as a direct or indirect object.

   I'll see him tomorrow. Give him the message.

2. Informal.,  (used instead of the pronoun he in the predicate after the verbto be ).

   It's him. It isn't him.

3. Informal.,  (used instead of the pronoun his before a gerund).

   We were surprised by him wanting to leave.

noun

1. Informal.,  a male.

   Is the new baby a her or a him?

H.I.M.

²

abbreviation

1. His Imperial Majesty; Her Imperial Majesty.

him

¹

/ ɪm, hɪm /

pronoun

1. refers to a male person or animal

   they needed him

   she baked him a cake

   not him again!

2. a dialect word for himself

   he ought to find him a wife

HIM

²

abbreviation

1. His ( or Her) Imperial Majesty

Gender Note

See he ¹, me.

Word History and Origins

Origin of him¹

before 900; Middle English, Old English, dative of hē he ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of him¹

Old English him, dative of hē _he ¹

Example Sentences

Officially, Johnson explained his refusal to seat Grijalva as being a result of the government shutdown, leaving him unable to bring the House to session.

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Senator Bernie Sanders, one of Platner's most prominent supporters, defended him on Tuesday, saying the tattoo was chosen while he was inebriated.

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Khan had told jurors he had not intended to kill Harvey or cause him serious harm, claiming he could not remember what had happened.

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She said she used to tell him: "'You can't go to the party, uncle, but I brought you a beer.'"

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The first chapter introduces Willie Clark, a tuba player whose career took him all over the world; Clark’s story wraps up in the penultimate chapter.

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