Question 1 · Quick check
himself
CEFRA2
/hɪmˈsɛlf/
pronoun
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In plain English
- 01
pronoun
Used to refer to a male person previously mentioned.
- 02
pronoun
Extra detailHe; used as an intensifier, often to emphasize that the referent is the exclusive participant in the predicate
Examples
Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself.
Suddenly he found himself awake and fully alert.
At a glance
Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 2
Also pronounced
- /hɪmˈself/
- /ɪ̈mˈself/
Deep Dive
pronoun
Extra meaningsThe subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; he himself.
Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
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)
More examples
In contextThe man in the corner addressed himself to the husband.
With shame remembers, while himself was one / Of the same herd, himself the same had done.
He was injured himself.
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Origin
pronoun
From Middle English hymself, from Old English him selfum. Equivalent to him + -self.