him

Meanings

1. 1
   pron

   Used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned.

   I thought of him fondly.

2. 2
   pron

   Used alone or after the verb 'be' to refer to a male already mentioned.

   Who was there? Him.

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).

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