1 — used 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]





