him

The word “him” means the object form of "he" — used for a male person or animal already mentioned. In plain terms, the word you use for "he" when he's the object of a verb or comes after a preposition.

“Him” is pronounced HIHM (/ˈhɪm/ in IPA).

Here is “him” used in a sentence: “I saw him at the station this morning.”

“Him” is a pronoun.

The word “him” comes from Old English. From Old English him, from Proto-Germanic *himmai.

“Him” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.

"He" is the subject form ("he laughed") and "him" is the object form, used after a verb or preposition ("I told him," "next to him"). If the word performs the action, use "he"; if it receives the action, use "him."

Use "he and I" as a subject ("he and I met") and "him and me" as an object ("she saw him and me"). To check, drop the other person: "he met" and "she saw him" show which forms are right — "him and I" is never standard in either position.

"Him" is the object pronoun ("call him"), while "his" shows possession, either before a noun ("his car") or standing alone ("the car is his"). They cannot be swapped: "call his" and "him car" are both wrong.

Everyday English strongly favours "it's him," and this is fully acceptable in speech and informal writing. "It is he" follows the traditional rule that a pronoun after "be" takes the subject form, but today it sounds very formal or old-fashioned.