him.
A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object.
Meaning & usage
A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object. With dative effect or as an indirect object.
A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object. Following a preposition.
A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object. With accusative effect or as a direct object.
As a grammatical subject or object when joined with a conjunction.
Now him and Bernie are best friends.
He released a [statement] warning that him and 25,000 troops were going to stage a coup.
Used in isolation or apposition, or (sometimes proscribed) as the complement of the copula (be).
Who was there? —Him.
Who did this? —Him. He did it. (or:) It was him. He did it.)
Used reflexively: (to) himself.
With nominative effect: he, especially as a predicate after be, or following a preposition.
A person of elevated skill at a sport, game, or other activity.
Stop trying that, you're not him bro.
Bro thinks he's him.
Where this word comes from
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).
A male person or animal.
I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her.
Where this word comes from
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).
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