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himself definition

him·self (him self′)

pronoun

a form of he, used:
  1. as an intensifier he said so himself
  2. as a reflexive he hurt himself
  3. with the meaning “his real, true, or normal self” [he is not himself today]: in this construction him functions as an adjective and self as a noun; when they are separated, the form his is used [his own sweet self]
  4. Irish as a subject himself will have his tea now

Etymology: OE him selfum, dat. sing. of he self: see him & self

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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