them

¹them

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

Definition of THEM

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>

First Known Use of THEM

bef 12th century

Rhymes with THEM

em, femme, gem, hem, LEM, m, mem, phlegm, REM, Shem, stem