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him

Him is defined as he and is used with a verb.

(pronoun)

An example of him used as a pronoun is in the sentence, "Jim loves chocolate ice cream; please give him some," which means "Please give Jim some chocolate ice cream."

See him in Webster's New World College Dictionary

pronoun

he[help him; give him the book]: also used as a predicate complement with a linking verb, although this usage is objected to by some [that's him]

Origin: OE him, dat. of he, he, merged in sense with hine, acc. of he

Her (or His) Imperial Majesty

See him in American Heritage Dictionary 4

pron. The objective case of he¹.

Used as the direct object of a verb: They saw him at the meeting.
Used as the indirect object of a verb: They offered him a ride.
Used as the object of a preposition: This telephone call is for him.
Informal Used as a predicate nominative: It's him. See Usage Note at I¹.
Nonstandard Used reflexively as the indirect object of a verb: He bought him some new clothes. See Note at me.