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them | thems | see also |

Them is a see also of thems.


As an adjective them

is additional.

As a conjunction them

is plus.

As a verb them

is to increase.

As a pronoun thems is

(appalachian|colloquial) variant of those .

them

English

(wikipedia them)

Pronoun

    • Give it to them . (after preposition)
    She wrote them a letter. (indirect object)
    She treated them for a cold. (direct object)
    • If someone comes and asks for the ticket, just give it to them . (after preposition)
    If one of my patients calls, please bring them their dinner. (indirect object)
    If a student has an inappropriate question, whatever you do, do not berate them . (direct object)
  • * 1611 , King James Bible , :
    • If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, [t]hen shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.
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    • Usage notes

    * Regarding the use of singular them , see they .

    Related terms

    * their * theirs * they * themself * themselves

    See also

    (English personal pronouns)

    Determiner

    (en determiner)
  • (dialectal) those
  • * 2005 , Elmer Kelton, Sons of Texas , Tor/Forge (2005), page 111:
    • " Them two wild horses ain't fit to ride, and I been wonderin' how I was goin' to get you out of this place before them Spanish maybe circle back and finish the job."
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    • Them kids need to grow up.

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    thems

    English

    Pronoun

    (English Pronouns)
  • (Appalachian, colloquial) variant of those .
  • * 1982 , Terry C. Johnston, Carry the Wind , page 446:
    • "Catches in my craw, it does — thems as’ll let others do theys work for ’em, then come in to take what the gettin’s got."
  • * 2004 , Louis Daniel Bordsky, Nuts to you! , page 25:
    • After all, there's just some things in life a guy can't hope to change, even with the powder o' positive thinkin' that comes from livin' long enough and knowin' that thems' what's got it ain't about to give none of it to ' thems what's not, [...]
  • * 2008 , Pat Mattaini Mestern, Granite , page 87:
    • “There’s thems' that ''can'' and '''thems''' that ''can’t''; '''thems''' that ''talk'' and '''thems that ''rant .”
  • * 2009 , Robert B. Marchand, Caylen's Quest , page 25:
    • “Thems' are not called boats, ' thems are canoes.”

    See also

    * them