Himself

Himself
Himself Him*self", pron. 1. An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun; -- used as a subject usually with he; as, he himself will bear the blame; used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is himself who saved himself. [1913 Webster]

But he himself returned from the quarries. --Judges iii. 19. [1913 Webster]

David hid himself in the field. --1 Sam. xx. 24. [1913 Webster]

The Lord himself shall give you a sign. --Is. vii. 14. [1913 Webster]

Who gave himself for us, that he might . . . purify unto himself a peculiar people. --Titus ii. 14. [1913 Webster]

With shame remembers, while himself was one Of the same herd, himself the same had done. --Denham. [1913 Webster]

Note: Himself was formerly used instead of itself. See Note under {Him}. [1913 Webster]

It comprehendeth in himself all good. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

2. One's true or real character; one's natural temper and disposition; the state of being in one's right or sane mind (after unconsciousness, passion, delirium, or abasement); as, the man has come to himself. [1913 Webster]

{By himself}, alone; unaccompanied; apart; sequestered; as, he sits or studies by himself.

{To leave one to himself}, to withdraw from him; to let him take his own course.


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • himself — [him self′] pron. [OE him selfum, dat. sing. of he self: see HIM & SELF] a form of HE1, used: a) as an intensifier [he said so himself] b) as a reflexive [he hurt himself] c) wi …   English World dictionary

  • Himself — Him*self , Himselve Him*selve , Himselven Him*selv en (?), pron. pl. Themselves. See {Hemself}. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • himself — O.E. him selfum, from HIM (Cf. him), dative/accusative personal pronoun, + SELF (Cf. self), here used as an inflected adjective …   Etymology dictionary

  • himself — ► PRONOUN (third person sing. ) 1) (reflexive ) used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a male person or animal previously mentioned as the subject of the clause. 2) (emphatic ) he or him personally …   English terms dictionary

  • himself — him|self [ weak ım self, strong hım self ] pronoun *** Himself is a reflexive pronoun, being the reflexive form of he. It is used especially in the following ways: as an object that refers to the same male who is the subject of the sentence or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • himself */*/*/ — strong UK [hɪmˈself] / US weak UK [ɪmˈself] / US pronoun Summary: Himself is a reflexive pronoun, being the reflexive form of he. It is used especially in the following ways: as an object that refers to the same male who is the subject of the… …   English dictionary

  • himself — [[t]hɪmse̱lf[/t]] ♦ (Himself is a third person singular reflexive pronoun. Himself is used when the object of a verb or preposition refers to the same person as the subject of the verb, except in meaning 4.) 1) PRON REFL: v PRON, prep PRON You… …   English dictionary

  • himself — him|self W1S1 [ım self strong hım self] pron [reflexive form of he ] 1.) a) used to show that the man or boy who does something is affected by his own action ▪ In despair, the young boy had hanged himself. ▪ His name is James but he calls himself …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • himself — /Im self/; strong / hIm / pronoun 1 used to emphasize the pronoun he , a male name etc: To her surprise it was the President himself who opened the door. | It must be true, he said so himself. | How can he criticise her work when he has been… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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