Word Study
him
CIDE DICTIONARY
him, pron.
Them. See Hem. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
him, pron. [AS. him, dat. of h. He.].
The objective case of he. See He. [1913 Webster]
" 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]
"Him that is weak in the faith receive." [1913 Webster]
"Friends who have given him the most sympathy." [1913 Webster]
"I never saw but Humphrey, duke of Gloster,
Did bear him like a noble gentleman." [1913 Webster]
Did bear him like a noble gentleman." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
him, abbr. Her or His Imperial Majesty.
him, pron.
1 objective case of HE (I saw him).
2 colloq. he (it's him again; is taller than him).
3 archaic himself (fell and hurt him).
1 objective case of HE (I saw him).
2 colloq. he (it's him again; is taller than him).
3 archaic himself (fell and hurt him).
Etymology
OE, masc. and neut. dative sing. of HE, IT(1)
THESAURUS
him
I, I myself, alter, alter ego, alterum, better self, ego, ethical self, gentleman, he, her, herself, himself, his, hombre, homme, inner man, inner self, it, male, male being, male person, man, masculine, me, my humble self, myself, number one, oneself, other self, ourselves, self, she, subconscious self, subliminal self, superego, them, themselves, they, you, yours truly, yourself, yourselvesROGET THESAURUS
him
Man
N man, male, he, him, manhood, gentleman, sir, master, sahib, yeoman, wight, swain, fellow, blade, beau, elf, chap, gaffer, good man, husband, Mr, mister, boy, cock, drake, gander, dog, boar, stag, hart, buck, horse, entire horse, stallion, gibcat, tomcat, he goat, Billy goat, ram, tup, bull, bullock, capon, ox, gelding, steer, stot, androgen, homosexual, gay, queen, male, he-, masculine, manly, virile, unwomanly, unfeminine, Pron, he, him, his, hominem pagina nostra sapit, homo homini aut deus aut lupus, homo vitae commodatus non donatus est, man, male, he, him, manhood, gentleman, sir, master, sahib, yeoman, wight, swain, fellow, blade, beau, elf, chap, gaffer, good man, husband, Mr, mister, boy, cock, drake, gander, dog, boar, stag, hart, buck, horse, entire horse, stallion, gibcat, tomcat, he goat, Billy goat, ram, tup, bull, bullock, capon, ox, gelding, steer, stot, androgen, homosexual, gay, queen, male, he-, masculine, manly, virile, unwomanly, unfeminine, Pron, he, him, his, hominem pagina nostra sapit, homo homini aut deus aut lupus, homo vitae commodatus non donatus est.For further exploring for "him" in Webster Dictionary Online
