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him⋅self

  [him-self; medially often im-self]
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–pronoun
1. an emphatic appositive of him or he: He himself spoke to the men.
2. a reflexive form of him: He cut himself.
3. (used in absolute constructions): Himself the soul of honor, he included many rascals among his intimates.
4. (used as the object of a preposition or as the direct or indirect object of a verb): The old car had room only for himself and three others.
5. (used in comparisons after as or than): His wife is as stingy as himself.
6. his normal or customary self: He is himself again.
7. Irish English. a man of importance, esp. the master of the house: Himself will be wanting an early dinner.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME him selven, OE him selfum, dat. sing. of hē self he himself; see him, self

Usage note:
See myself.
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him·self   (hĭm-sělf')   
pron.  
  1. That one identical with him:
    1. Used reflexively as the direct or indirect object of a verb or the object of a preposition: He congratulated himself.
    2. Used for emphasis: He himself found the courage.
    3. Used in an absolute construction: In the black himself, he could offer financial assistance to his cousin.
  2. His normal or healthy condition or state: He's feeling himself again. See Usage Note at myself.

[Middle English, from Old English himselfum : him, him; see him + selfum, dative of self, self; see self.]
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Himself

Him*self"\, pron. 1. 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.

But he himself returned from the quarries. --Judges iii. 19.

David hid himself in the field. --1 Sam. xx. 24.

The Lord himself shall give you a sign. --Is. vii. 14.

Who gave himself for us, that he might . . . purify unto himself a peculiar people. --Titus ii. 14.

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

Note: Himself was formerly used instead of itself. See Note under Him.

It comprehendeth in himself all good. --Chaucer.

2. 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.

By himself, alone; unaccompanied; apart; sequestered; as, he sits or studies by himself.

To leave one to himself, to withdraw from him; to let him take his own course.

Himself

Him*self"\, Himselve \Him*selve"\, Himselven \Him*selv"en\ (?), pron. pl. Themselves. See Hemself. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Language Translation for : Himself
Spanish: se, sí mismo,
German: sich,
Japanese: 彼自身を
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