him

CEFRA1

/ˈhɪm/

pronoun · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    pronoun

    Used to refer to a male person already mentioned.

  2. 02

    pronoun

    Extra detail

    A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object.

Examples

  • He asked me to marry him and I accepted.

  • Maybe it will be exactly the same for him.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /əm/

Deep Dive

pronoun

Extra meanings

  1. With dative effect or as an indirect object.

  2. Following a preposition.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A male person or animal.

More examples

In context

  • He released a [statement] warning that him and 25,000 troops were going to stage a coup.

  • Now him and Bernie are best friends.

  • I'm gonna shoot him.

Synonyms

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Origin

pronoun

From Middle English him, from Old English him, from Proto-Germanic *himmai (“to this, to this one”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian him (“him”), West Frisian him (“him”), Sylt North Frisian ham, höm (“him”), Dutch hem (“him”), German Low German hum, hüm, em (“him”), German ihm (“him”, dative).