him
UK: hɪm | US: hɪm
pron. (objective case of "he") used to refer to a male person or animal previously mentioned or easily identified.
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"Him" originates from Old English "him," the dative and accusative form of the masculine pronoun "hē" (he). It evolved from Proto-Germanic *hiz (dative) and *hinǭ (accusative), reflecting the Indo-European pronominal root *ḱe-. Over time, English simplified its case system, merging dative and accusative into the modern objective form "him." The word has remained structurally unchanged for over a millennium, preserving its core function as the masculine object pronoun.
She gave him a book for his birthday.
I haven’t seen him since yesterday.
The teacher asked him to answer the question.
They invited him to join the team.
Listen to him—he knows what he’s talking about.