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)

Synonyms

herself

itself

yourself

myself

themselves

oneself

self

ourselves

yourselves

same

-self

each other

he

👨

thyself

it

🇮🇹

idem

own

personally

his

him

she

👩

hers

muself

yes

her

equal

I

you alone

me

if

Hyphenated as

him‧self

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɪmˈsɛlf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: hymself

Inherited from Old English: him selfum

In summary

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

Sentences

Only when he , himself , reveals it .

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

Heritage flung himself on the turf .

" Don't be impatient ," he repeated to himself .

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

John Henry renamed Steelworks Ironworks to further himself from his superhero life as Steel .