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them

[them, thuhm, uhm]

pronoun

  1. the objective case of plural they, used as a direct or indirect object.

    We saw them yesterday. I gave them the books.

  2. Informal.(used instead of the pronoun they in the predicate after the verbto be ): No, that isn’t them.

    It's them, across the street.

    No, that isn’t them.

  3. Informal.(used instead of the pronoun their before a gerund).

    The boys' parents objected to them hiking without adult supervision.

  4. the objective case of singular they, used as a direct or indirect object.

    1. (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.

    2. (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.

    3. (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

  1. Nonstandard.those.

    He don't want them books.

them

/ ðəm, ðɛm /

pronoun

  1. (objective) refers to things or people other than the speaker or people addressed

    I'll kill them

    what happened to them?

  2. a dialect word for themselves

    they got them a new vice president

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

determiner

  1. a nonstandard word for those

    three of them oranges

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Grammar Note

See he 1, me, they.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of them1

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English theim, theym, from Old Norse theim “them” (dative); replacing Middle English tham(e), Old English ٳǣ, thām; they
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Word History and Origins

Origin of them1

Old English ٳǣ, influenced by Old Norse theim; related to Old Frisian ٳ峾, Old Saxon, Old High German ٳŧ, Old Norse theimr, Gothic thaim
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Example Sentences

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Ktown for All is sourcing donations through Venmo, with account information posted to Instagram, then discreetly distributing them to dozens of street vendors to cover 30 days of rent and bills.

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Marty’s world is a heightened version of the discord we’re experiencing these days, but the calamities and the characters’ detachment from them don’t feel far from our reality.

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Tennis correspondent Russell Fuller compared them to "day three or four" at Wimbledon.

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She urged families to keep young people away from trouble and stop them from ending up with criminal records.

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"For me, I can only look at them with contempt, because I see on the ground the suffering that their neglect has caused," she added.

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