himselfpronoun
uk/hɪmˈself/us/hɪmˈself/himself pronoun (MALE)
A2 used to refer to a male object of a verb that is the same person or animal as the subject of the verb:
B2 used to emphasize a particular man, boy, or male animal:
A2 If a man or boy does something by himself, he does it alone or without help from anyone else:
for his use only:
not to be, seem, or feel as happy or as healthy as usual:
UK informal used when describing or asking about a man's state of mind when he is physically ill:
More examples
- How can he afford to buy himself a brand new car?
- He wrapped a robe around himself before answering the door.
- He saw himself reflected in the shop window.
- He put his hands on the side of the pool and pulled himself out of the water.
- Simon's looking very pleased with himself today.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: reflexive forms
- auto
- herself
- itself
- myself
- oneself
- ourselves
- per se
- reflexive
- self
- themself
- themselves
- thyself
- yourself
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himself pronoun (FEMALE/MALE)
used to refer to an object of a verb that is the same person or animal as the subject of the verb, when referring to a person or animal whose sex is not known or not considered to be important:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: reflexive forms
- auto
- herself
- itself
- myself
- oneself
- ourselves
- per se
- reflexive
- self
- themself
- themselves
- thyself
- yourself