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- [him]
- /hɪm/
- /hɪm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [him]
- /hɪm/
Definitions of him word
- noun him Informal. a male: Is the new baby a her or a him? 1
- noun plural him any male person or animal; a man: hes and shes. 1
- adjective him male (usually used in combination): a he-goat. 1
- noun him See he1, me. 1
- noun him Used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a male person or animal previously mentioned or easily identified. 1
- pronoun him objective case of he 1
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Origin of him
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English, dative of hē he1
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Parts of speech for Him
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
him popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
him usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for him
pronoun him
- it — sweet vermouth: gin and it.
Top questions with him
- how to tell a guy you like him?
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