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

“I’m going to, as they say, ride or die with him.”

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The only thing that’s slowed him down is injuries: a left finger sprain and a left leg contusion suffered in the second game of the season in which he still put up 49 points.

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The success of Barnett’s projects won him praise as an urban strategist who could spot the buying habits of the wealthiest people in the world.

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The Los Angeles Police Department said a 34-year-old man died after officers shot him with a hard foam projectile, then used additional force while arresting him.

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Gibbs drove out, with the fires lighting the way and the crackling of the radio keeping him updated.

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