him
pronoun (FEMALE/MALE) strong /hɪm/ weak /ɪm/Definition
› used, especially in formal situations, usually after a verb or preposition, to refer to a person or animal that has just been mentioned or is just about to be mentioned and whose sex is not known or not considered to be important: Man's ability to talk makes him unlike any other animal. Note: Many people prefer to use them, and this can sometimes mean changing other words in the sentence: Human beings' ability to talk makes them unlike any other animal.It can be used for animals.Personal pronouns
(Definition of him pronoun (FEMALE/MALE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- 'em
- 's
- her determiner
- her pronoun
- him pronoun (MALE)
- it pronoun (THING)
- moi pronoun
- number one noun (YOURSELF)
- one pronoun (ANY PERSON)
- personal pronoun noun
- she pronoun
- thee pronoun
- thou pronoun
- us pronoun (GROUP)
- us pronoun (ME)
- we pronoun (ALL PEOPLE)
- we pronoun (GROUP)
- we pronoun (I)
- we pronoun (YOU)
- y'all pronoun
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