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

OpenAI’s leaders and largest investors say they support Altman, crediting him with the company’s success.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The system's biometric fingerprint process could not accommodate someone like him, as it could not capture his scarred thumbprint or the prints of the other two scarred fingers.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

He’s so funny and prolific and I like talking things out with him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Doctors were forced to sedate him and operate on him.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

From the other side of the awning, framed by a service window, an Elder waved at him.

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