Dem — meaning in English

English meaning

• them pron The objective form of "they" — used for people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition.
• you pronoun The person or people being spoken or written to.

Senses

Dem is used for these senses in English:

• you (object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.) [from 13th c.]

them — full definition

1. pron The objective form of "they" — used for people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition.
2. pron Used for a single person whose gender is unknown, irrelevant, or non-binary.

you — full definition

1. pronoun The person or people being spoken or written to.
2. pronoun Used informally to mean "anyone" or "one" in general statements.

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