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them Listen to audio/ˈðɛm, ðəm/ pronoun
objective form of they
1used to refer to certain people, animals, or things as the objects of a verb or preposition Their mother drove them to soccer practice. I haven't met them yet. You can ask any of them for help. I played basketball with them yesterday.
2 : him or her — used to refer to a single person whose sex is not known or specified The teacher said that if anyone came forward and admitted to the prank, she wouldn't punish them. [=she wouldn't punish that person]
3 informal + humorous : those — used in nonstandard speech Them's fighting words. [=those are words that are likely to cause a fight]
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