to him vs him

Both 'to him' and 'him' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'To him' is used when indicating a direction or target of an action, while 'him' is used as an object pronoun in a sentence.

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to him

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when indicating a direction or target of an action.

Use 'to him' when you want to show that something is directed towards a specific person, emphasizing the recipient of an action.

Examples:

I gave the book to him.
She explained the situation to him.
Please send the email to him.
The teacher spoke to him about his grades.
They offered the job to him.

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Last updated: November 22, 2024

Jun 3, 2021 ... Bi-Daily Song Discussion #11: Anna (Go to Him) ... This is the third track from the band's debut album, Please Please Me, and the seventh track ...
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Jul 12, 2024 ... Search listen to him on Google YouTube or x or whatever and you see the ramifications rolling in, he had one job in this press conference. And ...
[and when we] cry, … he shall say, Here I am.” Turn to Him. These personal religious habits—obedience, scripture study, prayer, and fasting—strengthened ...
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Apr 4, 2013 ... Pray God's Words Back to Him: Claiming the Promises of God. April 4 ... to him. Go and read the story of Jacob, for instance. At the ...
Aug 21, 2024 ... Come to Him in Truth. Mike Polley · This morning, I want to briefly reflect on a verse from Psalm 145. Psalm 145:18 says this: · I want us to ...
“I listened to him.” June 5, 2018. Heidi Rieck, 2017/18 AmeriCorps Promise Fellow with the Dreamline Program at Rochester Kellogg Middle School.
Apr 18, 2019 ... If you aren't attracted to him, then it's simply unfair to him to stay in this relationship, when there is no attraction anymore. You should end ...
Dec 17, 2006 ... Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the ...

Alternatives:

for him
with him
about him
from him
by him

him

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English as an object pronoun in a sentence.

Use 'him' as an object pronoun to replace the name of a male person or refer to a male person previously mentioned in a sentence.

Examples:

I saw him at the store.
She likes him a lot.
Tell him the news.
I will call him later.
They invited him to the party.

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Ask him some questions kill him.
I look him in the eyes and I promised him I would never leave him alone again.
I told him this information because I trusted him.
And I told him that I would personally take him there to bathe.
Vice principal Desouza caught him, gave him the ol' boot.
Especially him, thinking the captain will protect him...
Jaime manages to stop him by blasting him with tachyon particles, paralyzing him.
Finally, he caused so many complications that we decided to clean him up and put him back where we found him.
Not stop him, crush him, destroy him.
Langston should have been able to subdue him, to restrain him, to cuff him.
The only remotely good thing about breaking up with a guy is telling him how much better you are than him when you give him back his stuff.
You chased him... cornered him and burned him to death.
But I heard Aldo call him, begging him, promising him anything.
He touched him enough to put him on the canvas and the official counted him out, which means you officially owe me 50 bucks.
We can't touch him, arrest him, prosecute him.
I gave him a look at what awaits him, and even that was enough to make him flip his humanity switch.
We're simply keeping him alive until his werewolf transformation stirs him awake and heals him up.
So Tonio blackmails him with photos scandal and convinces him to help him in the property market.
He invited him to Tripoli and treated him as an honored guest but then had him hanged.
I loved him, protected him, taught him.

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her
them
us
me
you

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