himself

Meaning

1. Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
2. He; used as an intensifier, often to emphasize that the referent is the exclusive participant in the predicate
3. The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; he himself.
4. 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)

Concepts

himself

herself

itself

yourself

myself

themselves

oneself

ourselves

self

yourselves

same

thyself

-self

it

each other

he

muself

idem

own

if

yes

equal

you alone

her

hers

him

his

she

personally

I

me

Hyphenated as

him‧self

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɪmˈsɛlf/

Etymology

From Middle English hymself, from Old English him selfum. Equivalent to him + -self.

Sentences

The second plane was flown many times by himself and others .

He established himself as the first-choice goalkeeper in the Essen team .