Definitions for Himself
hɪmˈsɛlf; medially often ɪm-him·self

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. himselfpronoun

   him;

   He injured himself.

2. himselfpronoun

   he;

   He was injured himself.

3. himselfpronoun

   The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; "he himself".

4. Himselfpronoun

   The reflexive pronoun for God.

   He injured himself.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Himselfpron.

   Etymology: him and self.

   1. In the nominative the same as he, only more emphatical.

   It was a sparing speech of the ancients to say, that a friend is another himself; for that a friend is far more than himself. Francis Bacon.

   With shame remembers, while himself was one
   Of the same herd, himself the same had done. John Denham.

   2. In ancient authors it is used neutrally for itself.

   She is advanc’d
   Above the clouds as high as heav’n himself. William Shakespeare.

   3. In the oblique cases it has a reciprocal signification.

   I perceive it was not altogether your brother’s evil disposition made him seek his death; but a provoking merit, set awork by a reproveable badness in himself. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.

   4. It is sometimes not reciprocal.

   Nothing in nature can so peculiarly gratify the noble dispositions of humanity, as for one man to see another so much himself as to sigh his griefs, and groan his pains, to sing his joys, and do and feel every thing by sympathy. South.

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1. Himself

   an emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun; -- used as a subject usually with he; as, he himself will bear the blame; used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is himself who saved himself

2. Himself

   one's true or real character; one's natural temper and disposition; the state of being in one's right or sane mind (after unconsciousness, passion, delirium, or abasement); as, the man has come to himself

3. Himself

   alt. of Himselven

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1. Himself

   Himself is Irish-English singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan's debut album, originally released in August 1971. Union Square Music re-released it 2011 on Salvo label in part of the Gilbert O'Sullivan - A Singer & His Songs collection.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Himself' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #262

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Himself' in Written Corpus Frequency: #918

Anagrams for Himself »

1. flemish

2. Flemish

How to pronounce Himself?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Himself in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Himself in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Himself in a Sentence

1. Thomas Fuller:

   He is not laughed at who laughs at himself first.

2. Robert C. Murphy:

   To be listened to is, generally speaking, a nearly unique experience for most people. It is enormously stimulating. It is small wonder that people who have been demanding all their lives to be heard so often fall speechless when confronted with one who gravely agrees to lend an ear. Man clamors for the freedom to express himself and for knowing that he counts. But once offered these conditions, he becomes frigthened.

3. Theodore Parker:

   It is very sad for a man to make himself servant to a single thing; his manhood all taken out of him by the hydraulic pressure of excessive business.

4. Wednesday Carter:

   It was a typical day and this guy walks up and introduces himself and says he wants to interview me for his podcast, he asked me what my story was and I said' I really don't have a story, I'm quite boring. All I do is play piano.'.

5. Jen Psaki:

   In coordination with the AURTF (African Union forces), U.S. military forces took custody of an individual claiming to be a defector from the LRA. That individual later identified himself as Ongwen, efforts to establish full and positive identification continue, so I don't have confirmation of that at this point.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Himself
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Himself
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Himself
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Himself