him

Signification

Pron

1. A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object.
2. A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object.
3. A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object.
4. (colloquial) As a grammatical subject or object when joined with a conjunction.
5. Used reflexively: (to) himself.
6. With nominative effect: he, especially as a predicate after be, or following a preposition.
7. (slang) A person of elevated skill at a sport, game, or other activity.

Noun

A male person or animal.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈhɪm/

Étymologie

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).

Phrases

And what became of him ?

Et qu'est-ce qui est devenu de lui?

We dont want him !

Nous ne voulons pas de lui!

Then the thing came upon him in a flash .

Puis la chose est venue sur lui en un éclair.

His father introduced him to boxing around the age of seven .

Son père l'a présenté la boxe vers l'âge de sept ans.

Ogilvy told him everything that he had seen .

Ogilvy lui a dit tout ce qu'il avait vu.

But don't let him interrupt you .

Mais ne le laissez pas vous interrompre.

If he makes a buying mistake , it doesn't affect him much .

S'il fait une erreur d'achat, cela ne l'affecte pas beaucoup.

Vann knows that the police will eventually tie the murders to him .

Vann sait que la police finira par lui lier les meurtres.