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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  He \He\ (h[=e]), pron. [nom. He; poss. His (h[i^]z); obj.
     Him (h[i^]m); pl. nom. They ([th][=a]); poss. Their or
     Theirs ([th][^a]rz or [th][=a]rz); obj. Them
     ([th][e^]m).] [AS. h[=e], masc., he['o], fem., hit, neut.;
     pl. h[=i], or hie, hig; akin to OFries. hi, D. hij, OS. he,
     hi, G. heute to-day, Goth. himma, dat. masc., this, hina,
     accus. masc., and hita, accus. neut., and prob. to L. his
     this. [root]183. Cf. It.]
     1. The man or male being (or object personified to which the
        masculine gender is assigned), previously designated; a
        pronoun of the masculine gender, usually referring to a
        specified subject already indicated.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall
              rule over thee.                       --Gen. iii.
                                                    16.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou
              serve.                                --Deut. x. 20.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Any one; the man or person; -- used indefinitely, and
        usually followed by a relative pronoun.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He that walketh with wise men shall be wise. --Prov.
                                                    xiii. 20.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Man; a male; any male person; -- in this sense used
        substantively. --Chaucer.
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              I stand to answer thee,
              Or any he, the proudest of thy sort.  --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: When a collective noun or a class is referred to, he is
           of common gender. In early English, he referred to a
           feminine or neuter noun, or to one in the plural, as
           well as to noun in the masculine singular. In
           composition, he denotes a male animal; as, a he-goat.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Him \Him\ (h[i^]m), pron.
     Them. See Hem. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Him \Him\, pron. [AS. him, dat. of h[=e]. [root]183. See He.]
     The objective case of he. See He.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Him that is weak in the faith receive.   --Rom. xiv. 1.
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           Friends who have given him the most sympathy.
                                                    --Thackeray.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: In old English his and him were respectively the
           genitive and dative forms of it as well as of he. This
           use is now obsolete. Poetically, him is sometimes used
           with the reflexive sense of himself.
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 I never saw but Humphrey, duke of Gloster,
                 Did bear him like a noble gentleman. --Shak.
           [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  He \He\ (h[=e]), pron. [nom. He; poss. His (h[i^]z); obj.
     Him (h[i^]m); pl. nom. They ([th][=a]); poss. Their or
     Theirs ([th][^a]rz or [th][=a]rz); obj. Them
     ([th][e^]m).] [AS. h?, masc., he['o], fem., hit, neut.; pl.
     h[=i], or hie, hig; akin to Ofries. hi, D. hij, OS. he, hi,
     G. heute to-day, Goth. himma, dat. masc., this, hina, accus.
     masc., and hita, accus. neut., and prob. to L. his this.
     [root]183. Cf. It.]
     1. The man or male being (or object personified to which the
        masculine gender is assigned), previously designated; a
        pronoun of the masculine gender, usually referring to a
        specified subject already indicated.
  
              Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall
              rule over thee.                       --Gen. iii.
                                                    16.
  
              Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou
              serve.                                --Deut. x. 20.
  
     2. Any one; the man or person; -- used indefinitely, and
        usually followed by a relative pronoun.
  
              He that walketh with wise men shall be wise. --Prov.
                                                    xiii. 20.
  
     3. Man; a male; any male person; -- in this sense used
        substantively. --Chaucer.
  
              I stand to answer thee, Or any he, the proudest of
              thy sort.                             --Shak.
  
     Note: When a collective noun or a class is referred to, he is
           of common gender. In early English, he referred to a
           feminine or neuter noun, or to one in the plural, as
           well as to noun in the masculine singular. In
           composition, he denotes a male animal; as, a he-goat.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Him \Him\, pron.
     Them. See Hem. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Him \Him\, pron. [AS. him, dat. of h[=e]. [root]183. See He.]
     The objective case of he. See He.
  
           Him that is weak in the faith receive.   --Rom. xiv. 1.
  
           Friends who have given him the most sympathy.
                                                    --Thackeray.
  
     Note: In old English his and him were respectively the
           genitive and dative forms of it as well as of he. This
           use is now obsolete. Poetically, him is sometimes used
           with the reflexive sense of himself.
  
                 I never saw but Humphrey, duke of Gloster, Did
                 bear him like a noble gentleman.   --Shak.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  him
     Luxembourgish pron.
     1 ''third-person masculine singular, dative'': him#English, to him
     2 ''third-person neuter singular, dative'': her, to her; (rarely: it,
  to it)
     Middle English alt.
     1 (senseid enm him) (n-g: Third-person singular masculine pronoun
  indicating a grammatical object:) (l en him).
     2 (lb enm reflexive nocat=1) himself.
     3 (n-g: Third-person singular neuter pronoun indicating a grammatical
  object:) (l en it).
     4 (lb enm impersonal nocat=1) (n-g: Third-person singular neuter
  pronoun indicating a grammatical object) (l en one), you.
     Middle English pron.
     1 (senseid enm him) (n-g: Third-person singular masculine pronoun
  indicating a grammatical object:) (l en him).
     2 (lb enm reflexive nocat=1) himself.
     3 (n-g: Third-person singular neuter pronoun indicating a grammatical
  object:) (l en it).
     4 (lb enm impersonal nocat=1) (n-g: Third-person singular neuter
  pronoun indicating a grammatical object) (l en one), you.
     Middle English pron.
     (alt form enm hem t=them id=them)
     n.
     (lb en informal) A male person or animal.
     pron.
     1 (non-gloss definition: A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical
  object.)
     2 # With dative effect or as an indirect object. (from 9th c.)
     3 # Following a preposition. (from 9th c.)
     4 # With accusative effect or as a direct object. (from 12th c.)
     5 (lb en colloquial) (non-gloss definition: As a grammatical subject
  or object when joined with a conjunction.)
     6 (lb en now rare) Used reflexively: (to) himself. (from 9th c.)
     Old English alt.
     1 (inflection of ang hē  dat): #English
     2 (inflection of ang hit  dat): it
     3 (inflection of ang hīe  dat): them
     Old English pron.
     1 (inflection of ang hē  dat): #English
     2 (inflection of ang hit  dat): it
     3 (inflection of ang hīe  dat): them
     Saterland Frisian pron.
     (inflection of stq hie  oblique); #English
     Translingual sym.
     (ISO 639 2  Western Pahari languages)
     Yola pron.
     (alt form yol ham)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  him-
     Tagalog pre.
     (alternative spelling of tl hing- nocap=1 nodot=1)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Him
     pron.
     (honor alt case en him)
     n.
     (surname en from=Khmer).

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  H.I.M.
     n.
     Her or His Imperial Majesty (q: an honorific used of certain
  nobility).

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  him⁴
     Biao n.
     (lb byk Shidong) salt

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  him
     n.
     (lb en informal) A male person or animal.
     pron.
     1 (non-gloss definition: A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical
  object.)
     2 # With dative effect or as an indirect object. (from 9th c.)
     3 # Following a preposition. (from 9th c.)
     4 # With accusative effect or as a direct object. (from 12th c.)
     5 (lb en colloquial) (non-gloss definition: As a grammatical subject
  or object when joined with a conjunction.)
     6 (lb en now rare) Used reflexively: (to) himself. (from 9th c.)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Him
     pron.
     (honor alt case en him)
     n.
     (surname en from=Khmer).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  H.I.M.
     n.
     Her or His Imperial Majesty (q: an honorific used of certain
  nobility).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  him
     Luxembourgish pron.
     1 ''third-person masculine singular, dative'': him#English, to him
     2 ''third-person neuter singular, dative'': her, to her; (rarely: it,
  to it)
     Middle English alt.
     1 (senseid enm him) (n-g: Third-person singular masculine pronoun
  indicating a grammatical object:) (l en him).
     2 (lb enm reflexive nocat=1) himself.
     3 (n-g: Third-person singular neuter pronoun indicating a grammatical
  object:) (l en it).
     4 (lb enm impersonal nocat=1) (n-g: Third-person singular neuter
  pronoun indicating a grammatical object) (l en one), you.
     Middle English pron.
     1 (senseid enm him) (n-g: Third-person singular masculine pronoun
  indicating a grammatical object:) (l en him).
     2 (lb enm reflexive nocat=1) himself.
     3 (n-g: Third-person singular neuter pronoun indicating a grammatical
  object:) (l en it).
     4 (lb enm impersonal nocat=1) (n-g: Third-person singular neuter
  pronoun indicating a grammatical object) (l en one), you.
     Middle English pron.
     (alt form enm hem t=them id=them)
     Norwegian Nynorsk adv.
     (lb nn dialectal) (alt form nn nocap=1 heim)
     Old Frisian pron.
     (inflection of ofs hī  dat); #English
     Translingual sym.
     (ISO 639 2  Western Pahari languages)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Him
     pron.
     (honor alt case en him)
     n.
     (surname en from=Khmer).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  H.I.M.
     n.
     Her or His Imperial Majesty (q: an honorific used of certain
  nobility).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  him
     Luxembourgish pron.
     1 ''third-person masculine singular, dative'': him#English, to him
     2 ''third-person neuter singular, dative'': her, to her; (rarely: it,
  to it)
     Middle English alt.
     1 (senseid enm him) (n-g: Third-person singular masculine pronoun
  indicating a grammatical object:) (l en him).
     2 (lb enm reflexive nocat=1) himself.
     3 (n-g: Third-person singular neuter pronoun indicating a grammatical
  object:) (l en it).
     4 (lb enm impersonal nocat=1) (n-g: Third-person singular neuter
  pronoun indicating a grammatical object) (l en one), you.
     Middle English pron.
     1 (senseid enm him) (n-g: Third-person singular masculine pronoun
  indicating a grammatical object:) (l en him).
     2 (lb enm reflexive nocat=1) himself.
     3 (n-g: Third-person singular neuter pronoun indicating a grammatical
  object:) (l en it).
     4 (lb enm impersonal nocat=1) (n-g: Third-person singular neuter
  pronoun indicating a grammatical object) (l en one), you.
     Middle English pron.
     (alt form enm hem t=them id=them)
     Norwegian Nynorsk adv.
     (lb nn dialectal) (alt form nn nocap=1 heim)
     Old Frisian pron.
     (inflection of ofs hī  dat); #English
     Translingual sym.
     (ISO 639 2  Western Pahari languages)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Him
     pron.
     (honor alt case en him)
     n.
     (surname en from=Khmer).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  H.I.M.
     n.
     Her or His Imperial Majesty (q: an honorific used of certain
  nobility).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  him
     Englanti pron.
     1 (perpron: k=en) (taivm-teksti: objektimuoto sanasta) '''(l en
  he)'''; hänet, häntä (''miehestä'')
     2 (perpron: k=en) (taivm-teksti: epäsuora objektimuoto sanasta) '''(l
  en he)'''; hänelle (''miehestä'')
     3 (perpron: k=en) (taivm-teksti: preposition kanssa käytettävä
  objektimuoto sanasta) '''(l en he)'''; hänen ... -nsa/-nsä/-an/-än/-en,
  häntä (''miehestä'')

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  him
     Engelska pron.
     honom

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  him /hˈɪm/
  1. hy
  2. hom

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Him /hˈɪm/
  هو