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

David Selby II, an attorney who represents Dressel and other Roundup cancer plaintiffs, said he is working to get him a trial as soon as possible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

However, asked directly what Sir Olly had told him about why he overruled the vetting recommendation, the PM said the civil servant's view was "he wasn't allowed to provide this information to me".

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Former USC and Georgia receiver Zachariah Branch was arrested early Sunday in Athens, Ga., for not moving far enough on a public sidewalk when a police officer asked him to do so.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

To convict him, the state relied on the testimony of a paid jailhouse informant, while no physical evidence suggested he was present at the crime scene.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

She sat in the chair next to him.

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