objective case of they
1
: they sense 1
—used as object of a verb or preposition
took them back
gave it to them
2
: those
—used especially as antecedent to a relative pronoun
the best of them that speak this speech—William Shakespeare
—used as the subject of a verb chiefly in nonstandard speech and for humorous effectthem is fighting words
nonstandard
: those
—used chiefly in nonstandard speech and for humorous effect
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