him
Definitions
- A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object.
- With dative effect or as an indirect object.
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Initialism of His Imperial Majesty. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- masculine singular definite article; the
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Honorific alternative letter-case form of him, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context. alt-of, honorific
- Following a preposition.
- Her (or His) Imperial Majesty
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Initialism of Her Imperial Majesty. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed /a/:
- With accusative effect or as a direct object.
- A male: The dog is a him.
- As a grammatical subject or object when joined with a conjunction.
- Her Imperial Majesty; His Imperial Majesty.
- Used in isolation or apposition, or (sometimes proscribed) as the complement of the copula (be).
- (used as the object of a verb or preposition) a male person or animal already spoken about. I saw him yesterday; I gave him a book; I came with him. hom إياه: ضَمير المَفعول بِه него ele ho; mu; ním ihn, ihm ham τον, αυτόνél, le, lo tema, teda او را hänet/häntä/hänelle/häneen lui, leאותו उसको zamjenica-njega, njemu, njim őt, neki (hímnemben) dia hann lui, lo gli 彼を 그를(에게) jam, jį, juo, jame viņu; viņam (papildinātāja forma) dia hem han/ham go, mu دمفردمذكرغايب مفعولى ضمير( ده ته ele (pe) el, ...
- Used reflexively: (to) himself.
- Used as the direct object of a verb: They saw him at the meeting.
- With nominative effect: he, especially as a predicate after be, or following a preposition.
- Used as the indirect object of a verb: They offered him a ride.
- A person of elevated skill at a sport, game, or other activity.
- Used as the object of a preposition: This telephone call is for him.
- Informal Used as a predicate nominative: It's him. See Usage Note at I1.
- Nonstandard Used reflexively as the indirect object of a verb: He bought him some new clothes. See Note at me.
- refers to a male person or animal: they needed him; she baked him a cake; not him again!.
Equivalents
Examples
“[…]therfoꝛ Chꝛiſt wold not call⟳ him abominable / But the verye abomination it ſilf.”
“‘I promise⟳,’ he said as I gave him the papers.”
“She was in no humour for conversation with anyone but himself; and to him she had hardly courage to speak⟳.”
“‘He's got it buttoned in his breast. I saw⟳ him put⟳ it there.’”
“Now him and Bernie are best friends.”
“He released a [statement] warning that him and 25,000 troops were going to stage⟳ a coup.”
“Who was there? —Him.”
“Who did this? —Him. He did it. (or:) It was him. He did it.)”
“Who did that? —(It was) not him: I was watching him the whole time.”
“Apon a daye apoynted, the kynge arayed hym in royall apparell, and set⟳ hym in his seate, and made an oracion unto them.”
“Though poor the peasant’s hut, his feasts though small, He sees his little lot the lot of all; [...] But calm, and bred in ignorance and toil, Each wish⟳ contracting, fits him to the soil.”
“Before my body, I throw⟳ my warlike Shield: Lay⟳ on Macduffe, And damn'd be him, that first cries hold⟳, enough.”
“Lowe quit⟳ the West Wing last⟳ year amid rumours that he was unhappy that his co-stars earned more than him.”
“Stop⟳ trying that, you're not him bro.”
“Bro thinks he's him.”
“They must have⟳ amnesia, they forgot that I'm him.”
“Watched this one live⟳, he randomly got it less than an hour into the stream while derusting for PACE. He's just him.”
“☐ Try⟳ a conversational journaling approach⟳, where you talk⟳ with God about what you are learning and write⟳ what you 'hear⟳' Him saying to you (see⟳ Appendix 1 for examples)”
CEFR level
A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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