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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He surrounded himself with advisers and military commanders who kept Iran largely safe from foreign threats.
He has previously defended himself from the nepo kid label by saying it was "an unfair misinterpretation" and his father "returned every rupee earned from public service to the community".
From BBC
At times, the supreme leader has presented himself as almost above politics - looking down on the squabbling between Iran's reformists and conservatives.
From BBC
Dapash himself had attempted to withdraw the lawsuit in December, citing ongoing talks with the developers.
Grimm also noted that Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts himself opposes the impeachment of Boasberg.
From Salon
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