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Himself
/hɪmˈsɛlf/
(reflexive pronoun) Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
📖 Definitions of "Himself"
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(reflexive pronoun) Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
"He injured himself."
- 2
He; used as an intensifier, often to emphasize that the referent is the exclusive participant in the predicate
"He was injured himself."
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The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; he himself.
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The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; he (used of upper-class gentlemen, or sarcastically, of men who imagine themselves to be more important than others)
"Has himself come down to breakfast yet?"
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Himself"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| arenoun | (rare) An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a. |
| beenverb | (Southern US or African-American Vernacular) remote past form of be. |
| face-to-facenoun | A meeting, especially a meeting between two people conducted in person as opposed to a meeting conducted at a distance through technology. |
| hernoun | (informal) A female person or animal. |
| herself | — |
| himnoun | (informal) A male person or animal. |
| in-person | With one's own body and physical presence; directly. |
| itself | — |
| meantimenoun | During the interval; meanwhile. |
| myselfnoun | the eleventh studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai, released by Warner and Mars on August 13, 2010. |
| oneself | — |
| ourselves | the eleventh studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai, released by Warner and Mars on August 13, 2010. |
| ownverb | Belonging to; possessed; acquired; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence. |
| patsnoun | To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing. |
| personally | Concerning oneself. |
| samnoun | A diminutive of the male given names Samuel or Samson. |
| samsnoun | A diminutive of the female given name Samantha, variant of Sam. |
| selfnoun | One individual's personality, character, demeanor, or disposition. |
| soinoun | In Thailand, a side-street branching off a major street; an alley or lane. |
| speakingnoun | Involving speaking. |
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