them A1 Topic:Grammar & Function Words Also spelled themu US /ˈðɛm/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like dem /ð/ vs /d/ Freq #81 Meanings 1 pron Used to refer to people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition. She treated them for a cold. 2 pron Used to refer to a single person whose gender is unknown, unstated, or non-binary. If a student has a question, do your best to help them. Thesaurus Synonyms dememhem Word family Forms ems Related forms heherherselfhersenhershernhimhimselfhisselfhissenhishishisnimeithititselfhitselfitshis Etymology AI details Etymology tree Old Norse þeimbor. Middle English þem English them From Middle English þem, from Old Norse þeim. þem Middle English þeim Old Norse View etymology graph -> Topics Grammar & Function Words External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # them **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** pron **IPA (US):** /ˈðɛm/ **Frequency rank:** 81 ## Meanings 1. Used to refer to people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition. 2. Used to refer to a single person whose gender is unknown, unstated, or non-binary. ## Examples - She treated them for a cold. - If a student has a question, do your best to help them. ## Synonyms - dem - em - hem ## Related Forms - he - her - herselfhersen - hershern - him - himselfhisselfhissen - his - hishisn - ime - ithit - itselfhitself - itshis ## Roots and Affixes - Root: þem - Root: þeim ## Etymology Etymology tree Old Norse þeimbor. Middle English þem English them From Middle English þem, from Old Norse þeim. ## AI Etymology Them is from Middle English þem, from Old Norse þeim. In present-day use, it can mean used to refer to people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition, or used to refer to a single person whose gender is unknown, unstated, or non-binary. ## Topics - Grammar & Function Words markdown