himself

himself
[[t]hɪmse̱lf[/t]]
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(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 use himself to refer to a man, boy, or male animal.

He poured himself a whisky and sat down in the chair...

A driver blew up his car and himself after being stopped at a police checkpoint...

William went away muttering to himself.

2) PRON-REFL: v PRON, prep PRON In written English, himself is sometimes used to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Some people dislike this use and prefer to use `himself or herself' or `themselves'.

The child's natural way of expressing himself is play...

The student is invited to test each item for himself by means of specific techniques.

3) PRON-REFL: v PRON, prep PRON In some religions, Himself is used to refer to God.

He thanked God for concealing Himself from the wise and revealing Himself to the simple.

4) PRON-REFL-EMPH (emphasis) You use himself to emphasize the person or thing that you are referring to. Himself is sometimes used instead of `him' as the object of a verb or preposition.

The Prime Minister himself is on a visit to Peking...

He himself had joined the others straight from the office...

There's no work and no future for students like himself.


English dictionary. 2008.

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