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'im

'im pronoun: representing a pronunciation of him that drops the h.

Pronoun

'im

  1. (Scotland, colloquial) Representing a pronunciation of him that drops the h.
    • YEE-HAH! GOT ‘IM!2016, Mau Heymans, Kirsten De Graaff, translated by Dwight Decker, “Late-Night Larceny”, in Donald Duck: Timeless Tales (Disney Comics), volume 2, San Diego, Calif.: IDW Publishing, →ISBN, page 151
    • It was the first time I seen ’im since that day of that picnic, weeks ago, and he looked real changed—thin and peakèd-like.2023, Henry Grinberg, Wild About Harry, London: Austin Macauley Publishers, →ISBN

Questions about 'im

What does 'im mean?
'im means representing a pronunciation of him that drops the h.
What part of speech is 'im?
'im is a pronoun.

Words near 'im in the dictionary

  1. 'igh
  2. 'ighness
  3. 'ighnesses
  4. 'ill
  5. 'ills
  6. 'im
  7. 'Irâq
  8. 'Irāq
  9. 'is
  10. 'ismah
  11. 'istorical

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