him
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
How often you will meet it
Rank 25 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 1,211,808 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.576% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 100 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
pronoun
- the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
him in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Indeed, I should be sorry to look like him.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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And his mercy is on them that fear him: throughout all generations.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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A gift of music, which bubbled without effort, had put him on the Glee Club.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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The boy started up the hill, and in a moment the girl was trotting after him.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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And when, after a good many childless years, she brought him a girl and boy, he became excessively fond of his children.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1