em
Translation
them
Examples
Go get 'em, tiger!
Go get them, tiger!
I saw 'em at the park.
I saw them at the park.
Grammar Patterns
((sb./sth.)) used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to two or more people or things. Go get (('em)).
Similar Words
Synonyms: them
Etymology
An informal, spoken contraction of the word 'them'.
Memory Tips
This is how 'them' is often pronounced in fast, informal speech. Remember the phrase 'get 'em' to associate it with 'get them'.