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 verb to 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 for

1. His Imperial Majesty; Her Imperial Majesty.

HIM

¹

abbreviation for

1. His ( or Her) Imperial Majesty

him

²

/ ɪm; hɪm /

pronoun

1. refers to a male person or animal

   they needed him

   not him again!

   she baked him a cake

2. a dialect word for himself

   he ought to find him a wife

Usage

See me 1

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

In 2012, Washington starred in “Flight,” a film about an alcoholic airline pilot whose drinking habits are thrust into the spotlight after a miraculous emergency landing renders him a hero.

From Los Angeles Times

He said the film came “toward the end of the drinking” and prompted him to think about people who deal with addiction.

From Los Angeles Times

He recalls his “pretty tame” first trip on acid during his childhood and how he used alcohol to help him cope with losing the 2000 lead actor Oscar to Kevin Spacey.

From Los Angeles Times

While Saafir’s indie 2006 comeback album “Good Game: The Return” made him a sentimental favorite for underground rap fans to root for, his highest-profile appearances around the turn of the millennium were in front of the screen with cameos in 50 Cent’s “Many Men” and Mya’s “My First Night With You” videos.

From Los Angeles Times

Five days later, he sat for an interview with law enforcement officials, who cleared him of any potential wrongdoing in the case after he passed a polygraph test.

From Los Angeles Times