Meaning of him in English

him
pronoun
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strong /hɪm/ weak /ɪm/ us
strong /hɪm/ weak /ɪm/

him pronoun (MALE)

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used, usually as the object of a verb or preposition, to refer to a man, boy, or male animal that has just been mentioned or is just about to be mentioned:
If you see Kevin give him my love.
What's Terry up to - I haven't seen him for ages.
Why don't you give him his present?
We've just got a new cat, but we haven't named him yet.
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him pronoun (ANY GENDER)

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used 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 gender is not known or not considered to be important in that situation:
A human being's ability to talk makes him unlike any other animal.
If anyone comes to see me, ask him to wait.
Note:
  • Many people consider this use offensive and prefer to use them. 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.
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Pronouns: personal (I, me, you, him, it, they, etc.)
We use personal pronouns in place of noun phrases. We often use them to refer back to people and things that we have already identified (underlined): …
Subject and object pronouns
Personal subject pronouns act as the subject of a clause. We use them before a verb to show who is doing the verb. We do not usually leave out the pronoun: …
I, me
We use I and me to refer to the speaker or writer. I is the subject form and me is the object form: …
You
We use you to refer to the listener or reader. It is both the subject and the object form. You can refer to one person or more than one person. It is usually clear from the context whether you is singular or plural: …
He, him; she, her
He, him, she and her are singular third person pronouns. He and him are the masculine forms. She and her are the feminine forms: …
It
We use it to refer to things: …
We, us
We use we and us to refer to different groups of people, but always including the speaker. We and us can refer to the speaker + the listener, or the speaker + other people but not the listener, or people in general including the speaker: …
They, them
We use they and them to refer to specific groups of people, things and animals: …
He, she, him, her, his, hers
In writing, we can use (s)he, he/she, him/her or his/her to refer to both sexes at the same time. When speaking formally, we say he or she and his or her: …
(Definition of him from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

him | American Dictionary

him
pronoun
  male
us
/hɪm, ɪm/
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the male being spoken about, who has already been mentioned; the objective form of he:
Why don’t you give him his present?
We’ve just got a new cat, but we haven’t thought of a name for him yet.
Him is also used to refer to a person whose sex is not known:
If anyone causes a problem, get rid of him.
Note:
  • Some people find this use of him to be offensive.
(Definition of him from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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陽性, 他（指男性）, 它（指雄性動物）…
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彼に, 彼を（男性の代名詞・単数・目的格）, 彼（かれ）を / に…
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பொதுவாக ஒரு வினைச்சொல் அல்லது முன்மொழிவின் பொருளாக, ஒரு மனிதன், சிறுவன் அல்லது ஆண் விலங்கைக் குறிக்கப் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது…
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उसे, एक क्रिया के वस्तु या पूर्वसर्ग के रूप में प्रयुक्त कोई पूर्वनिर्दिष्ट पुरुष, लड़का…
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اس کو, اسے (مرد، لڑکے، جانور ،نرجانورکے لئے)…
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