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[ him-self; medially often im-self ] / hɪmˈsɛlf; medially often ɪmˈsɛlf /
pronounan emphatic appositive of him or he1: He himself spoke to the men. a reflexive form of him: He cut himself. (used in absolute constructions): Himself the soul of honor, he included many rascals among his intimates. (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. (used in comparisons after as or than): His wife is as stingy as himself. his normal or customary self: He is himself again. Irish English. a man of importance, especially the master of the house: Himself will be wanting an early dinner. Origin of himselfbefore 900; Middle English him selven,Old English him selfum, dative singular of hē self he himself; see him, self usage note for himselfSee myself. Words nearby himselfHimes, HIMI, Himmler, Himmler, Heinrich, Hims, himself, Himyarite, Himyaritic, hin, hinahina, hinau Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for himselfIn the first episode, an officer is shown video of himself shooting and killing a man. 'Babylon' Review: The Dumb Lives of Trigger-Happy Cops|Melissa Leon|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST And as he adjusted to this change in circumstances, he screamed at himself a second time: Wait! Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST Lucas said that he himself nonetheless hopes to become a cop. Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST Unlike the characters he plays, men who came from nowhere and, as he himself puts it, “go home to nobody.” The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Antoine himself had recently been arrested on a six-year-old warrant for a dime bag of weed. Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown|Batya Ungar-Sargon|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST It was Luke Marner himself who was going to America, and was going to write home to clear him. Through the Fray|G. A. Henty Breakfast over, each individual disposes of himself as best accords with inclination or interest. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure.|John S. Springer He was educated at Aberystwyth and at Llangeitho, and then himself kept school in both these places. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1|Various I again refused, and we stood higgling, until we agreed that I should pay him six, and one by way of a dress for himself. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan|James Morier One of the "owned" senators representing a decadent New England state, himself master of the state political machine.
British Dictionary definitions for himself/ (hɪmˈsɛlf, medially often ɪmˈsɛlf) /
pronoun- the reflexive form of he or him
- (intensifier)the king himself waved to me
(preceded by a copula) his normal or usual selfhe seems himself once more Irish and Scot the man of the househow is himself? Word Origin for himselfOld English him selfum, dative singular of hē self; see he 1, self Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |