him

¹ American  

[him] / hɪm /

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.

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noun

1. Informal. a male.

   Is the new baby a her or a him?

H.I.M. ² American  

abbreviation

1. His Imperial Majesty; Her Imperial Majesty.

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him ¹ British  

/ 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

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HIM ² British  

abbreviation

1. His ( or Her) Imperial Majesty

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Gender

See he ¹, me.

Etymology

Origin of him

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

Example Sentences

Sitting beside him was Rachael Schultz, 35, who had to ask strangers on bicycles for directions.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Warsh briefly outlined his strategy to evaluating inflation, outlining an approach that could leave him room to argue for cuts without declaring victory on prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Sometimes she plays old videos of him, listening closely, trying to hold on to the smallest details.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

I’m sure there will be another opportunity at some point for him to get back here.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Truthfully, I don’t care, but Parker Kingfisher begged me to put in a good word for him.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith