Main Entry:

¹them

Pronunciation:

\(th)əm, ˈthem, after p, b, v, f, also ^əm\

Function:

pronoun

Date:

bef 12th century

objective case of they

1: they 1 —used as object of a verb or preposition <took them back><gave it to them>2: those —used especially as antecedent to a relative pronoun <the best of them that speak this speech — Shakespeare> —used as the subject of a verb chiefly in nonstandard speech and for humorous effect <them is fighting words>