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

During that time, Boyd’s mother tried to reassure him by saying that the video evidence would back up his account of the shooting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Their older son will be heading to college in less than two years and they told him that they will cover the cost of an undergraduate degree as Shields’s parents did for her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Magyar posts a mixture of professional content and images portraying himself as a younger and more relatable leader, showing him partying, playing volleyball, flipping burgers at a restaurant, and enjoying water sports.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

A friend in Turkey offered to help him and his family, so Shahabi went there as a refugee.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

They were saying they loved him and were calling him grandson.

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