them

pronoun

\ (t͟h)əm, ˈt͟hem

How to pronounce them (audio)

, after p, b, v, f also ᵊm\

Definition of them

(Entry 1 of 2)

objective case of they

1 : they sense 1 —used as object of a verb or preposition took them backgave it to them

2 : those —used especially as antecedent to a relative pronoun the best of them that speak this speech— William Shakespeare —used as the subject of a verb chiefly in nonstandard speech and for humorous effect them is fighting words

them

adjective

\ ˈt͟hem

How to pronounce them (audio)

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Definition of them (Entry 2 of 2)

nonstandard

: those —used chiefly in nonstandard speech and for humorous effect

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More Definitions for them

them

pronoun

English Language Learners Definition of them

—used to refer to certain people, animals, or things as the objects of a verb or preposition

: him or her

informal + humorous : those

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them

pronoun

\ t͟həm

, ˈt͟hem\

Kids Definition of them

objective case of they

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