Him
pronoun
Used to refer to a male person or animal that has been mentioned or is easily identified.
I saw John and spoke to him.
Often appears as...
- spoke to him
- gave him
pronoun
Used after the verb 'to be' and after 'than' or 'as'.
John thinks he is smarter than him.
Often appears as...
- than him
- as him
pronoun
Used to refer to God.
Let's pray to Him.
Often appears as...
- pray to him
- praise him
Usage tips
Religious
pronoun
Used in expressions where the male person or animal previously mentioned is the object of an action.
I gave him a gift.
Often appears as...
- gave him
- told him
pronoun
Used to refer to a male person or animal that has been mentioned or is easily identified.
I saw John and spoke to him.
Often appears as...
- spoke to him
- gave him
pronoun
Used after the verb 'to be' and after 'than' or 'as'.
John thinks he is smarter than him.
Often appears as...
- than him
- as him
pronoun
Used to refer to God.
Let's pray to Him.
Often appears as...
- pray to him
- praise him
Usage tips
Religious
pronoun
Used in expressions where the male person or animal previously mentioned is the object of an action.
I gave him a gift.
Often appears as...
- gave him
- told him
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Object Pronoun
Use 'him' to indicate the person who receives an action.
Could you help him with his homework?
Pro Tip 2/2Not the Subject
'Him' is never used as the subject of a sentence, that's 'he'.
He saw the dog, but the dog didn't see him.
Pro Tip 1/2Object Pronoun
Use 'him' to indicate the person who receives an action.
Could you help him with his homework?
Pro Tip 2/2Not the Subject
'Him' is never used as the subject of a sentence, that's 'he'.
He saw the dog, but the dog didn't see him.
Pro Tip 1/2Object Pronoun
Use 'him' to indicate the person who receives an action.
Could you help him with his homework?
Pro Tip 2/2Not the Subject
'Him' is never used as the subject of a sentence, that's 'he'.
He saw the dog, but the dog didn't see him.
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Danica Patrick Eats a...
It's like, you know-- You read-- Never fight a man who doesn't have a scratch on him. It's true. Did you feel it was harder for you going in as a girl to that world, especially when you went professional? Well, I mean, I don't know if I thought it was harder as much as I just ended up realizing
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The five major world...
And while meditating under a bodhi tree, the rest of the answer came to him. All of life abounds with suffering. It's caused by selfish craving for one's own fulfillment at the expense of others. Following an eight-step plan can teach us to reduce that craving, and thus reduce the suffering.
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What makes something...
K, the protagonist, is arrested out of nowhere and made to go through a bewildering process where neither the cause of his arrest, nor the nature of the judicial proceedings are made clear to him. This sort of scenario is considered so characteristic of Kafka's work
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Chimps have feelings and...
capital G, capital W, and it's meant to protect any of us who are detained against our will. A writ of habeus corpus is issued. The detainer is required to bring the detainee in and give a legally sufficient reason for depriving him of his bodily liberty.
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How to deal with...
meet him for a drink and I was feeling hopeful I was feeling like things might work out and as I was leaving another writer arrived this writer recognized me from when I was a child and he said are you so and so's daughter
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Attenborough: the...
To persuade females the come close and admire his plumes, he sings the most complex song he can manage and he does that by copying the songs of all the other birds he hears around him, such as the kookaburra.
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10 TOP Natural History...
admire his plumes he sings the most complex song he can manage and he does that by copying the songs of all the other birds he hears around him such as the kookaburra it's a very convincing impersonation
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Baby Elephant's Struggle...
finally the pair help him struggle to his feet
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Animals Being Bros PIPE BBC...
The prosthetic helps him get around.
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The Bowerbird's Grand...
Generously, she drops him a hint.
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Danica Patrick Eats a...
It's like, you know-- You read-- Never fight a man who doesn't have a scratch on him. It's true. Did you feel it was harder for you going in as a girl to that world, especially when you went professional? Well, I mean, I don't know if I thought it was harder as much as I just ended up realizing
Video examples
The five major world...
And while meditating under a bodhi tree, the rest of the answer came to him. All of life abounds with suffering. It's caused by selfish craving for one's own fulfillment at the expense of others. Following an eight-step plan can teach us to reduce that craving, and thus reduce the suffering.
Video examples
What makes something...
K, the protagonist, is arrested out of nowhere and made to go through a bewildering process where neither the cause of his arrest, nor the nature of the judicial proceedings are made clear to him. This sort of scenario is considered so characteristic of Kafka's work
Video examples
Chimps have feelings and...
capital G, capital W, and it's meant to protect any of us who are detained against our will. A writ of habeus corpus is issued. The detainer is required to bring the detainee in and give a legally sufficient reason for depriving him of his bodily liberty.
Video examples
How to deal with...
meet him for a drink and I was feeling hopeful I was feeling like things might work out and as I was leaving another writer arrived this writer recognized me from when I was a child and he said are you so and so's daughter
Video examples
Attenborough: the...
To persuade females the come close and admire his plumes, he sings the most complex song he can manage and he does that by copying the songs of all the other birds he hears around him, such as the kookaburra.
Video examples
10 TOP Natural History...
admire his plumes he sings the most complex song he can manage and he does that by copying the songs of all the other birds he hears around him such as the kookaburra it's a very convincing impersonation
Video examples
Baby Elephant's Struggle...
finally the pair help him struggle to his feet
Video examples
Animals Being Bros PIPE BBC...
The prosthetic helps him get around.
Video examples
The Bowerbird's Grand...
Generously, she drops him a hint.
Example 1 of 10
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Voltaire
French Writer
Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.
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Ulysses S. Grant
American President
I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after other people gave him up, but I don't see how I can ever trust any human being again.
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Jim Carrey
Canadian Comedian
There was a time when people said, 'Jim, if you keep on making faces, your face will freeze like that.' Now they just say, 'Pay him!
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Michel de Montaigne
French Philosopher
Love to his soul gave eyes; he knew things are not as they seem. The dream is his real life; the world around him is the dream.
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery
French Writer
Each man must look to himself to teach him the meaning of life. It is not something discovered: it is something molded.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
God is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
Go up close to your friend, but do not go over to him! We should also respect the enemy in our friend.
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Steve Prefontaine
American Athlete
Something inside of me just said 'Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,' and I just took off.
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Groucho Marx
American Comedian
Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him.
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Socrates
Greek Philosopher
Let him that would move the world first move himself.
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Voltaire
French Writer
Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.
Quote examples
Ulysses S. Grant
American President
I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after other people gave him up, but I don't see how I can ever trust any human being again.
Quote examples
Jim Carrey
Canadian Comedian
There was a time when people said, 'Jim, if you keep on making faces, your face will freeze like that.' Now they just say, 'Pay him!
Quote examples
Michel de Montaigne
French Philosopher
Love to his soul gave eyes; he knew things are not as they seem. The dream is his real life; the world around him is the dream.
Quote examples
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
French Writer
Each man must look to himself to teach him the meaning of life. It is not something discovered: it is something molded.
Quote examples
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
God is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.
Quote examples
Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
Go up close to your friend, but do not go over to him! We should also respect the enemy in our friend.
Quote examples
Steve Prefontaine
American Athlete
Something inside of me just said 'Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,' and I just took off.
Quote examples
Groucho Marx
American Comedian
Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him.
Quote examples
Socrates
Greek Philosopher
Let him that would move the world first move himself.
Example 1 of 10
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