Himself
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himself¹
- /hɪmˈsɛlf/
- /ɪ̈mˈsɛlf/
- /hɪmˈself/ Australia
- /ɪ̈mˈself/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɛlf
Where it comes from
From Middle English hymself, from Old English him selfum. Equivalent to him + -self.
pronoun he · herself · itself · themselves · himself
- Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject He injured himself.
- He; used as an intensifier, often to emphasize that the referent is the exclusive participant in the predicate He was injured himself.
- The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; he himself. Yet it is that himselfe had been liberally gratified by his Unkle with militarie rewards, before ever he went to warres.
- 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) Has himself come down to breakfast yet?
Himself²
Rhymes with -ɛlf
pronoun
- Honorific alternative letter-case form of himself, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.himself
