Himself

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • pronoun. That one identical with him:
  • pronoun. Used reflexively as the direct or indirect object of a verb or the object of a preposition: He congratulated himself.
  • pronoun. Used for emphasis: He himself found the courage.
  • pronoun. Used in an absolute construction: In the black himself, he could offer financial assistance to his cousin.
  • pronoun. His normal or healthy condition or state: He's feeling himself again. See Usage Note at myself.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • pronoun. him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
  • pronoun. he; used as an intensifier, often to emphasize that the referent is the exclusive participant in the predicate
  • pronoun. The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; "he himself".
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • pronoun. An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun; -- used as a subject usually with he; ; used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case.
  • pronoun. 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).
  • preposition. Themselves. See hemself.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • An emphatic or reflexive form of the third personal pronoun masculine, either nominative or objective.
  • The neuter similarly used. Now itself.
  • The dative (objective) plural, similarly used. Now themselves.
  • Word Usage
    "Note that in ˜Pat thinks Chris treated himself/him™, the antecedent of ˜himself™ must be the subject of ˜treated™, while the antecedent of ˜him™ must not be."
    Equivalent
    himselve   
    Variant
    hemself   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    his nibs    hisself   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    delph    elf    herself    hisself    itself    myself    oneself    ourself    self    shelf   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    whom    reason    itself    myself    themselves    find    gold    trust    you    talk