him

Meaning

Pron

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

Noun

A male person or animal.

Synonyms

her

it

🇮🇹

he

👨

she

👩

them

his

that

this

hers

to him

herself

to her

they

toi

disjunctive

himself

other

to it

which

for him

I guess

I suppose

person in question

another

Translations

lui

hem

lui

👨

ihn

le

le

ihm

gli

lo

él

👨

onu

hij

👨

lo

haar

à lui

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɪm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: him

Inherited from Old English: him

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: him

Cognate with Western Frisian: him

Cognate with Northern Frisian: ham

Cognate with Dutch: hem

Cognate with German: ihm

In summary

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).

Sentences

What do you think of him ?

We dont want him !

Then the thing came upon him in a flash .

She was too polite to leave him .

These two are the only remaining works from him today .

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