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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.

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.

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

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