[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/them.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / them [← T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/T/) # them «them» in Mova's school dictionary: **the people or things already spoken about, more than one** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech pronoun; determiner (nonstandard: «them sweets» for «those sweets») ### meaning for a pupil 1) Them means the people or things already spoken about, more than one. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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://md.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://md.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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#m6) ### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#x1) - There were 10 books. Zoe read 2 of them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#x2) - Lily has 6 shells and gives 2 of them away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#x3) - Pick up the toys and put them in the box. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#x4) - Each of them got a sticker. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#x5) - If someone is hurt, stay with them and call an adult. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#x6) - All of them laughed at the joke. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#x7) - sod it, just split 'em, 3 each [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#x8) - Them sweets is 2 dollar each, how much for 4? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#x9) - Tell 'em to wait, we're nearly done. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/#x11) - I can't stand them lot, they never share. [tree →](https://md.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. ### In the corpora - [Night shifts mean working through the night and sleeping in the day; nurses, drivers, bakers and warehouse workers often do them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/6/) - [These things are worrying, but they are almost never anyone's fault at home, and most families get through them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/3/) - [Date night is when a couple goes out together, just the two of them, which keeps their friendship strong.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/13-dates-engagements-and-weddings/5/) - [A honeymoon is a holiday a couple takes just after the wedding, to rest and celebrate, just the two of them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/13-dates-engagements-and-weddings/15/) - [Many children call a step-parent by their first name, and it is fine to ask what to call them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/16-new-partners-and-step-families/12/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «them» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/them/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.