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

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Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  1. Himselfpron.

    Etymology: him and self.

    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.

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

    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.

    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.

Webster Dictionary

  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

Freebase

  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

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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. Charles Krauthammer:

    It’s win win. If the president vetoes it, it proves what in fact the president actually said himself in the same interview, one of the reasons he did not have to veto, as he said himself, Harry Reid blocked so much in the senate that he did not like. So in fact, this is the way for republicans to retroactively reshape their image.

  2. Henry Ward Beecher:

    A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires.

  3. Lennon Lacy:

    When I saw him, I just knew automatically he didn't do that to himself, if he was going to harm himself, his demeanor would have changed. His whole routine, everything, his attitude, everything would have changed.

  4. Maoz Rosenthal:

    The real test will be if he can go to the opposition, gain some experience and establish himself as a real alternative for prime minister, nineteen seats are not realistic this time. But if he can expand his base and rebuild himself in the opposition, he could earn even more in the future.

  5. Erich Fromm:

    That man can destroy life is just as miraculous a feat as that he can create it, for life is the miracle, the inexplicable. In the act of destruction, man sets himself above life he transcends himself as a creature. Thus, the ultimate choice for a man, inasmuch as he is driven to transcend himself, is to create or to destroy, to love or to hate.

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