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Them

Pronoun

Definitions

1.PronounThose ones. Used as the direct object of a verb.
"She treated them for a cold.; She wrote them a letter.; Give it to them.; [...] and now them and the Goo Goo Dolls are playing together.; Who was there? —Them.; Who did this? —Them. They did it. (or:) It was them. They did it.); Who did that? —(It was) not them: I was watching them the whole time."
2.PronounUsed as the direct object of a verb.
"She treated them for a cold."
3.PronounUsed as the indirect object of a verb.
"She wrote them a letter."
4.PronounUsed as the object of a preposition.
"Give it to them."
5.PronounAs a grammatical subject or object when joined with a conjunction.
"[...] and now them and the Goo Goo Dolls are playing together."
6.PronounUsed in isolation or apposition, or as the complement of the copula (be).
"Who was there? —Them.; Who did this? —Them. They did it. (or:) It was them. They did it.); Who did that? —(It was) not them: I was watching them the whole time."
7.PronounA single person, previously mentioned, whose gender is unknown, irrelevant, or non-binary. Used as the direct object of a verb.
"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.; Who was there? —Them.; Who did this? —Them. They did it. (or:) It was them. They did it.); Who did that? —(It was) not them: I was watching them the whole time."
8.PronounUsed as the direct object of a verb.
"If a student has an inappropriate question, whatever you do, do not berate them."
9.PronounUsed as the indirect object of a verb.
"If one of my patients calls, please bring them their dinner."
10.PronounUsed as the object of a preposition.
"If someone comes and asks for the ticket, just give it to them."
11.PronounAs a grammatical subject or object when joined with a conjunction.
12.PronounUsed in isolation or apposition, or as the complement of the copula (be).
"Who was there? —Them.; Who did this? —Them. They did it. (or:) It was them. They did it.); Who did that? —(It was) not them: I was watching them the whole time."
13.PronounThey or those.
"I know it seems unfair, but them's the rules."
14.DeterminerThose.
"Gimme two of them yellow ones."
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