them
pronunciation
How to pronounce them in British English:
UK [ðəm]
How to pronounce them in American English:
US [ðəm]
Word Origin
- them
- them: [12] The Old English set of forms of the third person plural pronoun was hīe, hiera, and him. These were replaced at the end of the Old English period by they, their, and them, which came from Old Norse, but the colloquial ’em for them is a lineal descendant of him.=> their, they
- them (pron.)
- third person plural pronoun, c. 1200, from Old Norse þeim, dative of plural personal and demonstrative pronoun þeir (see they). Replaced Old English cognate him, heom.
Example
- 1. We help them bring new phones out .
- 2. We press them 24 hours later .
- 3. So I knew both of them .
- 4. None of them are exact replicas .
- 5. We need to help them gain confidence .