them
Pron
- Those ones.
- Used as the direct object of a verb.
- Those ones.
- Used as the indirect object of a verb.
- Those ones.
- Used as the object of a preposition.
- A single person, previously mentioned, whose gender is unknown, irrelevant, or (since 21st c.) non-binary.
- Used as the direct object of a verb.
- A single person, previously mentioned, whose gender is unknown, irrelevant, or (since 21st c.) non-binary.
- Used as the indirect object of a verb.
- A single person, previously mentioned, whose gender is unknown, irrelevant, or (since 21st c.) non-binary.
- Used as the object of a preposition.
- They or those.
Det
- Those.
Pronoun
- Used as the object of a verb or preposition.
Examples
- Gimme two of them yellow ones.
- Give it to them.
- Giving THEM a chance to play a bingo would be a critical mistake in this Words With Friends game.
- I know it seems unfair, but them's the rules.
- If a student has an inappropriate question, whatever you do, do not berate them.
- If one of my patients calls, please bring them their dinner.
- If someone comes and asks for the ticket, just give it to them.
- She treated them for a cold.
- She wrote them a letter.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English þem, from Old Norse þeim.
Scrabble Score: 9
them: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordthem: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
them: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
them: valid Words With Friends Word