himself

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Pronoun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 External links

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[edit] Pronunciation

the English reflexive pronouns

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

• IPA: /hɪmˈsɛlf/, SAMPA: /hIm"sElf/
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  Rhymes: -ɛlf

• Hypenation: him·self

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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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[edit] External links

• himself in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• himself in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911