American English
/hɪm/
One syllable.
Form of he
Used after a verb or preposition to refer to one male person or male animal already mentioned or understood.
Him is pronounced /hɪm/ when said alone or emphasized. In natural connected speech, it often loses the /h/ and becomes /ɪm/ (“’im”).
Used after a verb or preposition to refer to one male person or male animal already mentioned or understood.
I saw him at the grocery store.
I gave him the book yesterday.
Use him after a verb or a word such as to or with, not before the action word.
Learn he, him, his, and himself as separate forms.