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

Keown added: "It would be a shame to see him leave the Premier League. I want to keep him here, I like what he does."

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The job placed him inside some of the most advanced mechanical environments of the era and carried him to ports across the globe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

It’s impossible to suss out what portion of the electorate voted for him based on that promise over, say, the notably dire state of the economy in 1992.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

He said the car U-turned back down the street towards him before it stalled, and he claimed to have stopped the driver from fleeing.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

By the time the last legendary grandparent had held him and loved him as a grandson, Jason’s heartbreak felt soothed.

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