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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024him /hɪm/USA pronunciation pron. - the form of the pronoun he, used as a direct or indirect object:I'll see him tomorrow. Give him the message.
- Pronounsthe form of the pronoun he sometimes used after the verb to be, where strict formal usage requires he:Who's at the door? —It's him again.
- This form of he is sometimes used instead of the pronoun his before the -ing form of a verb used as a noun or an adjective:We were surprised by him wanting to leave.
n. [countable] - [Informal.]a male:Is the new baby a her or a him?
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024him (him),USA pronunciation pron. - the objective case of he, used as a direct or indirect object:I'll see him tomorrow. Give him the message.
- Pronouns[Informal.](used instead of the pronoun he in the predicate after the verb to be):It's him. It isn't him.
- [Informal.](used instead of the pronoun his before a gerund):We were surprised by him wanting to leave.
n. - [Informal.]a male:Is the new baby a her or a him?
- Middle English, Old English, dative of hē he1 bef. 900
H.I.M., - His Imperial Majesty;
Her Imperial Majesty.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: him /hɪm; (unstressed) ɪm/ pron (objective)- refers to a male person or animal: they needed him, she baked him a cake, not him again!
Etymology: Old English him, dative of hē he1USAGE me1 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: HIM abbreviation for - His (or Her) Imperial Majesty
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