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# them

pronoun; determiner (nonstandard: «them sweets» for «those sweets»)

«them» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Them means the people or things already spoken about, more than one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#m1)
2. Them can be used for one person when you do not know or say if it is a boy or a girl. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#m2)
3. (casual) «'em» is a short way to say «them»: «give 'em here». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#m3)
4. (casual, nonstandard) «Them» is used for «those»: «them sweets is 2 dollar each» (school English: «those sweets are 2 dollars each»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#m4)
5. (casual) «Them» can mean people in charge or another group: «us and them». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#m5)
6. (formal) Exams say «the said items», «the aforementioned», «the latter», «the former» or «the persons concerned». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#m6)

### In the lessons

the things or people just named; «between them»: the named people together; «N of them» is a part of the whole just named; phrases: «both of them», «all of them», «each of them», «between them»; in casual talk «'em», «give 'em here», «them ones», «them sweets»; in rough talk «tell 'em to get lost», «I can't stand them lot»; in the exam voice «the said items», «the latter», «each of the aforementioned»

### Examples

- How many apples do Max and Tom have between them? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#x1)
- There were 10 books. Zoe read 2 of them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#x2)
- Lily has 6 shells and gives 2 of them away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#x3)
- Pick up the toys and put them in the box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#x4)
- Each of them got a sticker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#x5)
- If someone is hurt, stay with them and call an adult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#x6)
- All of them laughed at the joke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#x7)
- sod it, just split 'em, 3 each [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#x8)
- Them sweets is 2 dollar each, how much for 4? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#x9)
- Tell 'em to wait, we're nearly done. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#x10)
- Of the ten volumes, two of the said items have been read. State the number unread. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#x11)
- I can't stand them lot, they never share. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#x12)

### Note

«them» is the object form of «they»: «They saw us. We saw them.» «between them» asks for the sum of the people named just before. «N of them» is a part of the whole just named. «'em» is the same as «them». «them sweets» means «those sweets», a common nonstandard form. «the said items» in an exam points back to the things named.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «them» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«them» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/them.html) on Mova free.