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

To mark the occasion, Hun Sen, an aficionado of luxury watches, gave each leader a $20,000 limited-edition timepiece—donated by Chen Zhi, whose staggering wealth helped gain him entry into Cambodia’s political elite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Ward made it a point to improve his chase rate, draw more walks and get on base more frequently, everything the Dodgers asked of him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

"But still the Party is now so sensitive toward history that it felt it had to detain and try him."

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

If anything, Ward said, the waiting made him better.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

And the sweet frybread had reminded him of something else, too.

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