himself meaning
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EN Himself 

- PronounSUF-self
- (reflexive) Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.
- He injured himself.
- (emphatic) He; used as an intensifier, often to emphasize that the referent is the exclusive participant in the predicate.
- He was injured himself.
- (now archaic or nonstandard) The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; "he himself".
- Alternative spelling of Himself.
- (reflexive) Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant.
- There were plentyof dirty-handed men in the world to do dirty business; and Will protested to himself that his share in bringing Mr.Brooke through would be quite innocent.
- Anyone declaring himself Emperor of San Francisco probably had bats in his belfry.
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- Himself he close upgathered more and more - Edmund Spenser
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- My brother always gets around cleaning his room himself.
- I know he suffered from depression, but surely he wouldn't go so far as to kill himself?
- For the good and the wicked are ever at variance with each other, and also sometimes the wicked are at variance with each other, and moreover a wicked man is sometimes at variance with himself.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of himself in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Pronouns
- Third person pronouns
- Third person pronouns
- Pronouns
- en himselfe
Source: Wiktionary

