language note: Him is a third person singular pronoun. Him is used as the object of a verb or a preposition.
1. pronoun
You use him to refer to a man, boy, or male animal.
John's aunt died suddenly and left him a surprisingly large sum.
Is Sam there? Let me talk to him.
On his arrival, Elaine met him at the bus station.
My brother had a lovely dog. I looked after him for about a week.
2. pronoun
In written English, him is sometimes used to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Many people prefer to use 'him or her' or 'them' as an alternative to 'him'.
If the child sees the word 'hear', we should show him that this is the base wordin 'hearing'.
3. singular pronoun [verb PRON, preposition PRON]
In some religions, Him is used to refer to God.
God will help you if you turn to Him in humility and trust.
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him in British English
(hɪm, unstressed ɪm)
pronoun(objective)
1.
refers to a male person or animal
they needed him
I baked him a cake
not him again!
2. mainly US a dialect word for himself
he ought to find him a wife
▶ USAGE See note at me1
Word origin
Old English him, dative of hēhe1
HIM in British English
abbreviation for
His (or Her) Imperial Majesty
HIM in American English
Her (or His) Imperial Majesty
him in American English
(hɪm)
pronoun
objective form of
he1[help him; give him the book]
, also used as a predicate complement with a linking verb, although this usage is objectedto by some [that's him]
Word origin
OE him, dat. of he, he, merged in sense with hine, acc. of he
Examples of 'him' in a sentence
him
You used to see him walking the dog as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They just accept him for the person he is.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We use him as a policeman in the dressing room.
The Sun (2016)
It ruined him as a person and he nearly killed himself.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The phones used in the devices are thought to have been used to trace him.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He claimed the person who reported him left the scene quickly.
The Sun (2016)
It upsets me when people just target him because he 's so innocent.
The Sun (2017)
Exeter crown court gave him eight month 's jail, suspended.
The Sun (2016)
He looks a really nice prospect and we'll know where we are with him after today 's race.
The Sun (2016)
Whether we use him or not is another thing.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
His history makes him the person he is today.
The Sun (2011)
Tell him that you are sorry he feels so low but you are not the person to help him.
The Sun (2015)
There were hints of my father 's affliction in him.
John Cornwell Seminary Boy (2006)
The day 's pattern allowed him to play his natural game without reservation.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It's good to have this moving and imaginatively reconstructed portrait of him.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You know him as a person and he's very sympathetic.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Or murder - making him the perfect person to confide in.
The Sun (2013)
She also failed to refer him to a counsellor, despite noting that she thought it was required.
The Sun (2015)
I knew him as a person and as my assistant manager.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I had quite a battle to persuade him to refer me to a dermatologist and had to wait six months for an appointment.
Steel, Elizabeth Coping With Sudden Hair Loss (1988)
She has referred to him as'the love of my life '.
The Sun (2010)
He saw the Commons doctor, who referred him to a psychiatrist.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
To use him sparingly, like last season, would be crazy.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In this scene she is explaining to him the knife 's power: the ability to turn back time.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
him
British English: him /hɪm; ɪm/ PRONOUN
You use him to talk about a man or a boy.
We met him at the station.
American English: him
Arabic: ضَمِيرُ الـمُفرَدُ الغَائِبُ
Brazilian Portuguese: ele
Chinese: 他
Croatian: njega
Czech: ho
Danish: ham
Dutch: hem
European Spanish: lo
Finnish: hän miespuolinen
French: lui
German: ihn
Greek: αυτόν
Italian: lui
Japanese: 彼を
Korean: 그 남자를
Norwegian: ham
Polish: jego
European Portuguese: ele
Romanian: el
Russian: его
Latin American Spanish: lo
Swedish: honom
Thai: เขาผู้ชาย
Turkish: onu, ona erkek
Ukrainian: він
Vietnamese: anh ấy
All related terms of 'him'
him/her
him or her
what-d'ye-call-him
a boy or man whose name is unknown , temporarily forgotten , or deliberately overlooked
don't mind him/her etc
You use don't mind in expressions such as don't mind her or don't mind them to apologize for someone else's behaviour when you think it might have offended the person you are speaking to.
good for you/him/her/them
People say ' Good for you ' to express approval of your actions.
there is no holding him or her
he or she is so spirited or resolute that they cannot be restrained
Chinese translation of 'him'
him
(hɪm)
pron
(of man, boy) 他 (tā)
⇒ Not him again!又是他！ (Yòu shì tā!)
⇒ I was at school with him.我和他是同学。 (Wǒ hé tā shì tóngxué.)
⇒ I gave the bag to him.我把包给了他。 (Wǒ bǎ bāo gěile tā.)
(male animal) 它 (tā)
⇒ You'll have to take him to the vet.你得带它去看兽医。 (Nǐ děi dài tā qù kàn shòuyī.)
I haven't seen him我还(還)没(沒)看见(見)他 (wǒ hái méi kànjiàn tā)
they gave him the job他们(們)给(給)了他那份工作 (tāmen gěile tā nà fèn gōngzuò)
All related terms of 'him'
get him!
抓住他！ zhuāzhù tā!
10 counting him
算上他10个(個) suàn shàng tā shí gè
beneath him/her
有失他/她的身份 yǒushī tā/tā de shēnfèn
give it to him
把它送给(給)他 bǎ tā sònggěi tā
I never met him
我从(從)未见(見)过(過)他 wǒ cóngwèi jiànguo tā
I was with him
我和他在一起 wǒ hé tā zài yīqǐ
I could murder him!
我真该(該)杀(殺)了他！ wǒ zhēn gāi shāle tā!
I daren't tell him
( Brit ) 我不敢告诉(訴)他 wǒ bù gǎn gàosù tā
I haven't seen him
我还(還)没(沒)看见(見)他 wǒ hái méi kànjiàn tā
remember me to him
( send greetings ) 代我向他问(問)候 dài wǒ xiàng tā wènhòu