himself

him·self  (hm-slf)

pron.

1. That one identical with him:

a. Used reflexively as the direct or indirect object of a verb or the object of a preposition: He congratulated himself.

b. Used for emphasis: He himself found the courage.

c. 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.

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

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himself [hɪmˈsɛlf (medially often) ɪmˈsɛlf]

pron

1.

a.  the reflexive form of he or him

b.  (intensifier) the king himself waved to me

2. (preceded by a copula) his normal or usual self he seems himself once more

3. Irish and Scot the man of the house how is himself?

[Old English him selfum, dative singular of hē self; see he¹, self]

Translations

himself [hɪmˈself] PRON

1. (reflexive) → se
he washed himself → se lavó

2. (emphatic) → él mismo; (after prep) → sí(mismo)
he did it himself → lo hizo él mismo
he went himself → fue él mismo, fue en persona
he talked mainly about himself → habló principalmente de sí mismo
he said to himself → dijo entre or para sí

3. (phrases)
he came by himself → vino solo
he did it by himself → lo hizo él solo
he's not himself → no se encuentra nada bien

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himself [ɪmˈsɛlf hɪmˈsɛlf] pron

(reflexive) → se
He's hurt himself → Il s'est blessé.
He poured himself a whisky
BUT Il s'est versé un whisky.

(emphatic) → lui-même
He did it himself → Il l'a fait lui-même.

(after preposition) → lui
He talked mainly about himself → Il a surtout parlé de lui.
He was talking to himself
BUT Il parlait tout seul.
by himself → tout seul
He was travelling by himself → Il voyageait tout seul.

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himself

pers pron

(dir and indir obj, with prep) → sich ? also myself

(emph) → (er) selbst

n (Ir inf) it was himself who told me → er selbst hat es mir gesagt

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himself [hɪmˈsɛlf] pers pron (reflexive) → si; (emphatic) → lui stesso; (after preposition) → sé, se stesso
(all) by himself → (tutto) da solo or da sé
he's not himself today → ha qualcosa che non va oggi
see also oneself

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himself [hɪmˈsɛlf] pers pron (reflexive) → si; (emphatic) → lui stesso; (after preposition) → sé, se stesso
(all) by himself → (tutto) da solo or da sé
he's not himself today → ha qualcosa che non va oggi
see also oneself

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himself → نفسه se ham selv er selbst αυτός ο ίδιος se hän itse lui-même sebi se stesso 彼自身 그 남자 자신 hijzelf seg selv siebie ele mesmo себя han själv ตัวเขาเอง kendisi tự anh ấy 他自己