himself
Americanpronoun
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an emphatic appositive of him or he.
He himself spoke to the men.
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a reflexive form of him.
He cut himself.
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(used in absolute constructions).
Himself the soul of honor, he included many rascals among his intimates.
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(used as the object of a preposition or as the direct or indirect object of a verb).
The old car had room only for himself and three others.
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(used in comparisons after as orthan ).
His wife is as stingy as himself.
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his normal or customary self.
He is himself again.
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Irish English. a man of importance, especially the master of the house.
Himself will be wanting an early dinner.
pronoun
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the reflexive form of he or him
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(intensifier)
the king himself waved to me
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(preceded by a copula) his normal or usual self
he seems himself once more
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the man of the house
how is himself?
Usage
See myself.
Etymology
Origin of himself
before 900; Middle English him selven, Old English him selfum, dative singular of hē self he himself; him, self
Example Sentences
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Draping himself in ice towels during the changeovers, he suffered a fright in the third set with severe cramp that needed treatment.
From Barron's
Thrilled to have his name next to Scheffler's atop the leaderboard, Brown wasn't getting ahead of himself.
From Barron's
On Thursday at a news conference in Hollywood, Garcia called Goossen a “traitor,” while the legendary trainer defended himself by saying boxing is a business and that there was nothing personal about coaching Barrios.
From Los Angeles Times
Meanwhile, Ross seemingly introduced himself to Ellie on the train on the way to the castle, telling her: "I live and work in London, what about yourself?"
From BBC
Where others might see simply a packed social life, for the former One Direction member it was a perfect, timed-up collision of influences that he found himself “really diving into.”
From Los Angeles Times
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