English Explanatory Dictionary

himself

English dictionary entry

Meanings

pron
  1. Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
  2. He; used as an intensifier, often to emphasize that the referent is the exclusive participant in the predicate
  3. The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; he himself.
  4. 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)
pron
  1. Honorific alternative letter-case form of himself, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

Pronunciation

/hɪmˈsɛlf/ /ɪ̈mˈsɛlf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-himself.wav en-us-himself.ogg /hɪmˈself/ /ɪ̈mˈself/

Word forms

himself he herself itself themselves themself himselfe himselve

Etymology

From Middle English hymself, from Old English him selfum. Equivalent to him + -self.

Synonyms

hisself hissen

Related words

Ime me myselfmemysen mine mymineme we us ourselvesourselfoursen oursourn our you yourselfyoursen yoursyourn your thou thee thyselftheeselfthysen thine thythine youye yourselves you ally'all you guys yous y'allselves all yours y'all's you guys' your guys' all your y'all's your all's you guys' your guys' he him himselfhisselfhissen hishisn his she her herselfhersen hershern ithit itselfhitself itshis itshishits they them themself themselves theirs their one oneself – one's themhem 'em themselvestheirsen theirstheirn The following table shows a list of English personal pronoun including archaic and dialectal forms. Dialectal and obsolete archaic forms are in italics. 1 See Appendix:English third-person singular pronouns for attested neopronoun.

Derived words

every man for himself give someone enough rope and they'll hang themself he who digs a pit for others falls in himself
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