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them
[ them; unstressed thuhm, uhm ]
pronoun
- the objective case of plural they, used as a direct or indirect object:
We saw them yesterday. I gave them the books.
- Informal. (used instead of the pronoun they in the predicate after the verb to be ): No, that isn’t them.
It's them, across the street.
No, that isn’t them.
- Informal. (used instead of the pronoun their before a gerund):
The boys' parents objected to them hiking without adult supervision.
- the objective case of singular they, used as a direct or indirect object:
- (used to refer to a generic or unspecified person previously mentioned, about to be mentioned, or present in the immediate context): If an officer were to ask you that question directly, you would have to answer them honestly.
If you know anyone looking for a job, tell them to contact me.
If an officer were to ask you that question directly, you would have to answer them honestly.
- (used to refer to a specific or known person previously mentioned, about to be mentioned, or present in the immediate context):
I can’t believe your ex took your cat with them when they moved out.
- (used to refer to a nonbinary or gender-nonconforming person previously mentioned, about to be mentioned, or present in the immediate context):
Randi’s on vacation, so you can’t see them until next week.
adjective
- Nonstandard. those:
He don't want them books.
them
/ ðəm; ðɛm /
pronoun
- objective refers to things or people other than the speaker or people addressed
what happened to them?
I'll kill them
- a dialect word for themselves
they got them a new vice president
determiner
- a nonstandard word for those
three of them oranges
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Word History and Origins
Origin of them1
Old English thǣm, influenced by Old Norse theim; related to Old Frisian thām, Old Saxon, Old High German thēm, Old Norse theimr, Gothic thaim
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