name
Meaning 1
A surname from Khmer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
him
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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hĭm strong form, UK, US
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/ˈhɪm/ strong form, UK, US
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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/əm/ weak form, UK, US
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[ɪ̈m] weak form, UK, US
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homophone: hymn
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homophone: hem (pin–pen merger)
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homophone: 'em (unstressed in some pronunciations)
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rhymes with -ɪm
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CMU ARPABET: HH IH1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: IH0 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A male person or animal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: he
Antonyms: none provided
pron
Meaning 3
A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object.
With dative effect or as an indirect object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: objective, personal, pronoun
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
pron
Meaning 4
A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object.
Following a preposition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: objective, personal, pronoun
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
pron
Meaning 5
A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object.
With accusative effect or as a direct object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: objective, personal, pronoun
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
pron
Meaning 6
As a grammatical subject or object when joined with a conjunction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, objective, personal, pronoun, uncommon
Examples
- Now him and Bernie are best friends.
- He released a [statement] warning that him and 25,000 troops were going to stage a coup.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
pron
Meaning 7
Used in isolation or apposition, or (sometimes proscribed) as the complement of the copula (be).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: objective, personal, pronoun
Examples
- 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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
pron
Meaning 8
Used reflexively: (to) himself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, objective, personal, pronoun
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
pron
Meaning 9
With nominative effect: he, especially as a predicate after be, or following a preposition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: objective, personal, pronoun
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
pron
Meaning 10
A person of elevated skill at a sport, game, or other activity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: objective, personal, pronoun, slang
Examples
- Stop trying that, you're not him bro.
- Bro thinks he's him.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: that guy, that nigga
Antonyms: none provided
pron
Meaning 11
Honorific alternative letter-case form of him, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, honorific
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
pron
Meaning 12
Initialism of His Imperial Majesty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
pron
Meaning 13
Initialism of Her Imperial Majesty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
pron
Meaning 14
Initialism of His Infernal Majesty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
pron
Meaning 15
Initialism of Her Infernal Majesty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
A surname of Khmer origin.
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).
Across languages
Translations
185 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: ـهُ (-hu) — dative / indirect object
- Arabic: ـهِ (-hi) — dative / indirect object
- Arabic: إِيَّاهُ (ʔiyyāhu) — dative / indirect object
- Armenian: նրան (nran) — dative / indirect object
- Armenian: իրեն (iren) — dative / indirect object
- Old Armenian: նմա (nma) — dative / indirect object
- Belarusian: яму́ (jamú) — dative / indirect object
- Czech: mu — dative / indirect object
- Czech: jemu — dative / indirect object
- Dutch: hem — dative / indirect object
- Esperanto: al — dative / indirect object
- Esperanto: li — dative / indirect object
- Finnish: häntä — dative / indirect object
- Finnish: hänelle — dative / indirect object
- Finnish: häneen — dative / indirect object
- Finnish: hänestä — dative / indirect object
- Finnish: häneksi — dative / indirect object
- French: lui — dative / indirect object
- North Frisian: ham — dative / indirect object
- West-Frisian: him — dative / indirect object
- German: ihm — dative / indirect object
- Ancient Greek: αὐτῷ (autōî) — dative / indirect object
- Ancient Greek: οἷ (hoî) — dative / indirect object
- Ancient Greek: τούτῳ (toútōi) — dative / indirect object
- Ancient Greek: τῷδε (tōîde) — dative / indirect object
- Ancient Greek: ἐκείνῳ (ekeínōi) — dative / indirect object
- Ancient Greek: τῷ (tōî) — dative / indirect object
- Ancient Greek: ᾧ (hōî) — dative / indirect object
- Hindi: उसे (use) — dative / indirect object
- Hungarian: neki — dative / indirect object
- Italian: gli — dative / indirect object
- Latin: eī — dative / indirect object
- Latin: illī — dative / indirect object
- Latin: istī — dative / indirect object
- Latin: huic — dative / indirect object
- Macedonian: му (mu) — dative / indirect object
- Macedonian: нему (nemu) — dative / indirect object
- Old English: him — dative / indirect object
- Polish: jemu — dative / indirect object
- Polish: mu — dative / indirect object
- Portuguese: lhe — dative / indirect object
- Romanian: lui — dative / indirect object
- Romanian: îi — dative / indirect object
- Russian: ему́ (jemú) — dative / indirect object
- Sicilian: ci — dative / indirect object
- Slovak: mu — dative / indirect object
- Slovak: jemu — dative / indirect object
- Lower Sorbian: jomu — dative / indirect object
- Spanish: le — dative / indirect object
- Turkish: ona — dative / indirect object
- Ukrainian: йому́ (jomú) — dative / indirect object
- Walloon: lyi — dative / indirect object
- Zazaki: ayrê — dative / indirect object
- Zazaki: eyrê — dative / indirect object
- Arabic: ـهُ (-hu) — objective after preposition
- Arabic: ـهِ (-hi) — objective after preposition
- Czech: mu — objective after preposition
- Czech: jemu — objective after preposition
- Dutch: hem — objective after preposition
- Esperanto: li — objective after preposition
- Finnish: häntä — objective after preposition
- Finnish: hänelle — objective after preposition
- Finnish: häneen — objective after preposition
- Finnish: hänestä — objective after preposition
- Finnish: häneksi — objective after preposition
- French: lui — objective after preposition
- West-Frisian: him — objective after preposition
- Ancient Greek: ἕ (hé) — objective after preposition
- Ancient Greek: τοῦτον (toûton) — objective after preposition
- Ancient Greek: τόνδε (tónde) — objective after preposition
- Ancient Greek: ἐκεῖνον (ekeînon) — objective after preposition
- Ancient Greek: τόν (tón) — objective after preposition
- Ancient Greek: ὅν (hón) — objective after preposition
- Ancient Greek: οἷ (hoî) — objective after preposition
- Ancient Greek: τούτῳ (toútōi) — objective after preposition
- Ancient Greek: τῷδε (tōîde) — objective after preposition
- Ancient Greek: ἐκείνῳ (ekeínōi) — objective after preposition
- Ancient Greek: τῷ (tōî) — objective after preposition
- Ancient Greek: ᾧ (hōî) — objective after preposition
- Ancient Greek: οὗ (hoû) — objective after preposition
- Ancient Greek: τούτου (toútou) — objective after preposition
- Ancient Greek: τοῦδε (toûde) — objective after preposition
- Ancient Greek: ἐκείνου (ekeínou) — objective after preposition
- Ancient Greek: τοῦ (toû) — objective after preposition
- Old Irish: id- — objective after preposition
- Old Irish: did- — objective after preposition
- Old Irish: d- — objective after preposition
- Italian: lui — objective after preposition
- Latin: illum — objective after preposition
- Latin: hunc — objective after preposition
- Latin: istum — objective after preposition
- Latin: illī — objective after preposition
- Latin: huic — objective after preposition
- Latin: istī — objective after preposition
- Latin: illō — objective after preposition
- Latin: hōc — objective after preposition
- Latin: istō — objective after preposition
- Macedonian: му (mu) — objective after preposition
- Macedonian: нему (nemu) — objective after preposition
- Polish: niego — objective after preposition
- Portuguese: ele — objective after preposition
- Slovak: nemu — objective after preposition
- Slovak: neho — objective after preposition
- Lower Sorbian: njomu — objective after preposition
- Spanish: él — objective after preposition
- Walloon: lu — objective after preposition
- Zulu: -ye — objective after preposition
- Zulu: -wo — objective after preposition
- Zulu: -lo — objective after preposition
- Zulu: -so — objective after preposition
- Zulu: -yo — objective after preposition
- Zulu: -lo — objective after preposition
- Arabic: ـهُ (-hu) — accusative / direct object
- Arabic: ـهِ (-hi) — accusative / direct object
- Arabic: إِيَّاهُ (ʔiyyāhu) — accusative / direct object
- Armenian: նրան (nran) — accusative / direct object
- Armenian: իրեն (iren) — accusative / direct object
- Belarusian: яго́ (jahó) — accusative / direct object
- Belizean Creole: ahn — accusative / direct object
- Czech: ho — accusative / direct object
- Czech: jeho — accusative / direct object
- Dutch: hem — accusative / direct object
- Esperanto: lin — accusative / direct object
- Finnish: hänet — accusative / direct object
- Finnish: häntä — accusative / direct object
- French: le — accusative / direct object
- North Frisian: ham — accusative / direct object
- German: ihn — accusative / direct object
- Ancient Greek: αὐτόν (autón) — accusative / direct object
- Ancient Greek: ἕ (hé) — accusative / direct object
- Ancient Greek: τοῦτον (toûton) — accusative / direct object
- Ancient Greek: τόνδε (tónde) — accusative / direct object
- Ancient Greek: ἐκεῖνον (ekeînon) — accusative / direct object
- Ancient Greek: τόν (tón) — accusative / direct object
- Ancient Greek: ὅν (hón) — accusative / direct object
- Hebrew: אותו (otó) — accusative / direct object
- Hungarian: őt — accusative / direct object
- Irish: é — accusative / direct object
- Old Irish: a- — accusative / direct object
- Old Irish: id- — accusative / direct object
- Old Irish: did- — accusative / direct object
- Old Irish: d- — accusative / direct object
- Old Irish: -i — accusative / direct object
- Old Irish: -it — accusative / direct object
- Italian: lo — accusative / direct object
- Judeo-Italian: אֵיסוֹ — accusative / direct object
- Latin: eum — accusative / direct object
- Latin: illum — accusative / direct object
- Latin: istum — accusative / direct object
- Latin: hunc — accusative / direct object
- Macedonian: го (go) — accusative / direct object
- Macedonian: него (nego) — accusative / direct object
- Malayalam: അവൻ (avaṉ) — accusative / direct object
- Old English: hine — accusative / direct object
- Polish: jego — accusative / direct object
- Polish: go — accusative / direct object
- Portuguese: o — accusative / direct object
- Romanian: (pe) el — accusative / direct object
- Romanian: îl — accusative / direct object
- Russian: его́ (jevó) — accusative / direct object
- Slovak: ho — accusative / direct object
- Slovak: jeho — accusative / direct object
- Lower Sorbian: jogo — accusative / direct object
- Spanish: lo — accusative / direct object
- Telugu: వాణ్ని (vāṇni) — accusative / direct object
- Telugu: అతణ్ని (ataṇni) — accusative / direct object
- Telugu: ఆయన్ని (āyanni) — accusative / direct object
- Turkish: onu — accusative / direct object
- Ukrainian: його́ (johó) — accusative / direct object
- Walloon: li — accusative / direct object
- Walloon: el — accusative / direct object
- Walloon: l' — accusative / direct object
- Walloon: lu — accusative / direct object
- Wolof: ko — accusative / direct object
- Zazaki: ayer — accusative / direct object
- Zazaki: eyer — accusative / direct object
- Zulu: yena — accusative / direct object
- Zulu: wona — accusative / direct object
- Zulu: lona — accusative / direct object
- Zulu: sona — accusative / direct object
- Zulu: yona — accusative / direct object
- Zulu: lona — accusative / direct object
- Portuguese: o cara — noteworthy person
- Portuguese: bom — noteworthy person
- Portuguese: bambambã — noteworthy person