HIMSELF

Pronoun

Himself

Honorific alternative letter-case form of himself, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

Anagrams

• Flemish, flemish, mehfils

Etymology

Pronoun

himself the third person singular, masculine, personal pronoun (reflexive form of he, Feminine herself, neuter (nonhuman) itself, neuter (human) himself, plural themselves)

(reflexive pronoun) Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject

(emphatic) He; used as an intensifier, often to emphasize that the referent is the exclusive participant in the predicate

(Ireland, otherwise archaic) The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; he himself.

(Ireland) 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

• hisself

• hissen

Anagrams

• Flemish, flemish, mehfils

Source: Wiktionary


Him*self", pron.

1. An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun; -- used as a subject usually with he; as, he himself will bear the blame; used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is himself who saved himself. But he himself returned from the quarries. Judges iii. 19. David hid himself in the field. 1 Sam. xx. 24. The Lord himself shall give you a sign. Is. vii. 14. Who gave himself for us, that he might . . . purify unto himself a peculiar people. Titus ii. 14. With shame remembers, while himself was one Of the same herd, himself the same had done. Denham.

Note: Himself was formerly used instead of itself. See Note under Him. It comprehendeth in himself all good. Chaucer.

2. 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); as, the man has come to himself. By himself, alone; unaccompanied; apart; sequestered; as, he sits or studies by himself.

– To leave one to himself, to withdraw from him; to let him take his own course.

Him*self", Him*selve" (, Him*selv"en (pron. pl.

Definition: Themselves. See Hemself. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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