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Meaning of himself

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

himself

Pronunciation:/hɪmˈsɛlf//hɪmˈsɛlf/

pronoun

Definitions

  1. (reflexive pronoun) Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject

    Example: He injured himself.

  2. He; used as an intensifier, often to emphasize that the referent is the exclusive participant in the predicate

    Example: He was injured himself.

  3. The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; he himself.

  4. The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; he (used of upper-class gentlemen, or sarcastically, of men who imagine themselves to be more important than others)

    Example: Has himself come down to breakfast yet?