them

them · pronoun

imported

Definitions

pronoun

  1. 1.

    Used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to two or more people or things previously mentioned.

  2. 2.

    Used to refer to a person of unspecified gender (singular they).

  3. 3.

    (informal) Those people.

Related words

Antonyms: us
See also: their, theirs, they

Etymology

From Old Norse "theim," the dative plural of the demonstrative pronoun, which replaced the Old English "him" (dative) and "hie" (accusative). Like other Scandinavian-derived pronouns, it was adopted during the period of Norse influence on English.