Them
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈðɛm/ · Part of speech pronoun
Quick meaning: Them is a pronoun meaning (in the plural) Those ones.
Meaning
(in the plural) Those ones.
More Meanings
- (informal set phrases, dialectal or nonstandard) They or those.
- (in the singular, occasionally proscribed) A single person, previously mentioned, whose gender is unknown, irrelevant, or (since 21st c.) non-binary.
- (dialectal or nonstandard) Those.
Example Sentences
Gimme two of them yellow ones.
I know it seems unfair, but them's the rules.
"I say it's a shame, Silas Linden, the way them children is treated."
How would you like a scrummage, Andy, with them Scotchmen that stole your mother's chickens this morning?
Synonyms for them
Depending on context, synonyms include dem, em, hem.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include both, children, enemy, forgive, hem, him.
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