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

When he incurred a potentially career-ending knee injury in the 1970-71 season—and was feted with a “Jerry West Night”—it left him cold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Lawmakers should have done more to approach him about the rumors, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

The search engine was important, Rainer said, not only for what it told him about his grandfather, but because it also helped clear other members of his family, including his father.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

State Street Bank paid him $135,000 for a single speech.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

I playfully elbow him and sink in my seat, not sure why I’m the one who’s embarrassed.

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