himself

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the English reflexive pronouns
singular
1st myself
2nd yourself, thyself
3rd himself/herself/itself/oneself
plural
1st ourselves
2nd yourselves, thyselves
3rd themselves

[edit] Pronoun

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

  1. (reflexive) him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
    He injured himself.
  2. (emphatic) he; used as an intensifier, often to emphasize that the referent is the exclusive participant in the predicate
    He was injured himself.
  3. (proscribed) The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; mainly in nonstandard dialects.
    • 1998, Kirk Jones, Waking Ned, Tomboy films
      Dennis: His glass is there and himself is in the toilet.

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