him S1 W1 /ɪm; strong hɪm/ pronoun [object form of ‘he’]
[Language: Old English]

1. used to refer to a man, boy, or male animal that has already been mentioned or is already known about:
Are you in love with him?
Why don’t you ask him yourself?
He repeated what she had told him.
I knew it was him as soon as I heard his voice.

2. used when talking about someone who may be male or female. Some people think this use is old-fashioned:
If you can convince a child you love him, you can teach him anything.

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