himself

pronoun
him·self
/hɪmˈsɛlf/

Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject

Example

“He injured himself.”

Other meanings

he; used as an intensifier, often to emphasize that the referent is the exclusive participant in the predicate
“He was injured himself.”
The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; he himself.

Related words

every man for himself

Example sentences

“Whoever excites wasps has only to blame himself.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
“He then seated himself again, and waited.”
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“He challenges himself to grow daily.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "hymself".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “himself” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.