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" Every writer, to some extent, writes about himself."
Dario Argento

Meaning of "himself" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HIMSELF

Old English him selfum, dative singular of hē self.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HIMSELF

hɪmˈsɛlf


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIMSELF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Himself is a pronoun.
The pronoun is a word that replaces other terms that designate people or things at any given moment.

WHAT DOES HIMSELF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Reflexive pronoun

A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that is preceded by the noun, adjective, adverb or pronoun to which it refers within the same clause. In generative grammar, a reflexive pronoun is an anaphor that must be bound by its antecedent. In a general sense, it is a noun phrase that obligatorily gets its meaning from another noun phrase in the sentence. Different languages will have different binding domains for reflexive pronouns, according to their structure. In English, the function of a reflexive pronoun is among the meanings of the words myself, yourself, thyself, himself, herself, itself, oneself, ourselves, ourself, yourselves, themself, and themselves. In the statements "I see him" and "She sees you", the objects are not the same persons as the subjects and non-reflexive pronouns are used. However, when the person being seen is the same as the person who is seeing, the reflexive pronoun is used: "I see myself" or "She sees herself".

Definition of himself in the English dictionary

The first definition of himself in the dictionary is the reflexive form of he or him. Other definition of himself is his normal or usual self. Himself is also the man of the house.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HIMSELF

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIMSELF

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIMSELF

Synonyms and antonyms of himself in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «himself» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF HIMSELF

Find out the translation of himself to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of himself from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «himself» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

他自己
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

se
570 millions of speakers
en

English

himself
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

खुद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نَفسِهِ
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

себя
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

ele mesmo
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

নিজে
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

lui-même
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Dirinya sendiri
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

er selbst
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

彼自身
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

그 남자 자신
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Piyambakipun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự anh ấy
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தன்னை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

स्वत: ला
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kendisi
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

se stesso
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

siebie
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

себе
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

el însuși
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτός ο ίδιος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

homself
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

han själv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

seg selv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of himself

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIMSELF»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of himself
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «himself».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about himself

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «HIMSELF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word himself.
1
Dario Argento
Every writer, to some extent, writes about himself.
2
Tadanobu Asano
British people might wonder 'What the hell is Kenneth Branagh doing directing 'Thor?' but the person asking that the most was Kenneth Branagh. I think he was more surprised than anyone else to find himself doing this kind of film.
3
William Barclay
God himself took this human flesh upon him.
4
P. T. Barnum
Fortune always favors the brave, and never helps a man who does not help himself.
5
Simone de Beauvoir
The most mediocre of males feels himself a demigod as compared with women.
6
Paul Begala
Never interrupt your opponent when he's destroying himself.
7
Michael Biehn
I saw 'Taxi Driver,' and 'Taxi Driver' kind of saved my life. The scene where Robert De Niro is looking at himself in the mirror saying, 'You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Who the hell else are you talkin' to?' That's the scene that changed my life by changing my attitude about acting.
8
Louise Bogan
The intellectual is a middle-class product; if he is not born into the class he must soon insert himself into it, in order to exist. He is the fine nervous flower of the bourgeoisie.
9
Andrew Coyle Bradley
When Shakespeare begins his exposition thus he generally at first makes people talk about the hero, but keeps the hero himself for some time out of sight, so that we await his entrance with curiosity, and sometimes with anxiety.
10
F. H. Bradley
It is good to know what a man is, and also what the world takes him for. But you do not understand him until you have learnt how he understands himself.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIMSELF»

Discover the use of himself in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to himself and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Man's Search for Himself
"Analyzes life as we are living it, and the analysis is truthful and profound."--New York Times Loneliness, boredom, emptiness: These are the complaints that Rollo May encountered over and over from his patients.
Rollo May, 2009
2
Big Nate: In a Class by Himself
Big Nate is in a class by himself!
Lincoln Peirce, 2010
3
When You Love a Man Who Loves Himself
The country's leading expert on narcissism, Dr. W. Keith Campbell, explains how to identify a narcissist, what it means to love a man who loves himself and how to break the cycle of dating men with this personality disorder.
W. Keith Campbell, 2005
4
Mark Twain Himself: A Pictorial Biography
More than six hundred illustrations help capture the essence of one of America's favorite authors, from his days as a printer, pilot, and soldier to his years as a reporter, humorist, and publisher.
Mark Twain, Milton Meltzer, 2002
5
Man for Himself: An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Ethics
What are the best ways that people can live productively? In Man for Himself, renowned social philosopher Erich Fromm posits: With the gifts of self-consciousness and imagination, any individual can give his or her own unique answer.
Erich Fromm, 2013
6
Jack Bruce: Composing Himself : the Authorised Biography
When Cream broke up in 1968, many expected that Jack Bruce, not Eric Clapton, would be the one to enjoy continued commercial success.
Harry Shapiro, 2010
7
Columbus on Himself
Intended as an antidote to potted biographies and piecemeal reconstructions of his voyages, this volume draws on judicious selections from Christopher Columbus's own writings--chronologically arranged, and translated into idiomatic English- ...
Christopher Columbus, Felipe Fernández-Armesto, 2010
8
Walt Whitman: The Song of Himself
Loving offers a sharp focus of the man who is generally considered America's greatest poet. This splendid work reveals him as fully as anything can, except his poems.
Jerome Loving, 2000
9
Gandhi the Man: How One Man Changed Himself to Change the World
A portrait of the great Indian leader seeks to uncover the personal and spiritual qualities which shaped Gandhi's life and made him the charismatic leader of millions. Original.
Eknath Easwaran, 2011
10
Collected in Himself: Essays Critical, Biographical, and ...
A collection of various essays about Pope and the eighteenth century written by Professor Mack during the past four decades.
Maynard Mack, 1982

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIMSELF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term himself is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lawrence man allegedly kills estranged wife, himself - Metro - The …
In ambush attack, Lawrence man kills wife, then himself ... briefly before he shot his wife to death, and then killed himself, authorities said. «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
2
Obama plays devil's advocate ... to himself | MSNBC
President Obama hosted a White House press conference this afternoon, the bulk of which dealt with the details of the international nuclear ... «MSNBC, Jul 15»
3
Arizona Cop Forces Himself Into Home of Towel-wrapped Woman …
An Arizona cop forced himself into the home of a woman who was wrapped in a towel after stepping out the shower, handcuffing her, which ... «PINAC News, Jul 15»
4
Nashua man shoots, kills himself after being served eviction notice …
A Nashua man shot and killed himself at this Damon Avenue home after being served an eviction notice by sheriffs on Monday afternoon. «The Union Leader, Jul 15»
5
Police: Armed man surrenders after barricading himself in Logan …
The SWAT team was called in as well as Cache County deputies and Logan Police officers the an armed man barricaded himself in the doctor's ... «fox13now.com, Jul 15»
6
San Marcos police search for man accused of exposing himself to …
San Marcos police are looking for a man that allegedly videoed and exposed himself to a child in a local Whataburger on July 4. «Austin American-Statesman, Jul 15»
7
Man Turns Himself in for Jefferson Place Apartments Murder
Shortly after a murder warrant was signed for Nelson's arrest, he turned himself in to Mobile Metro Jail. Nelson has a long criminal history in ... «WKRG, Jul 15»
8
Springfield man wanted for statutory rape turns himself in to police
Springfield police say a man wanted on a felony warrant for statutory rape has turned himself in, just a day after Springfield Crime Stoppers sent ... «Springfield News-Leader, Jul 15»
9
Young Andrew Wiggins Dubbed Himself 'Mr. Fantastic' | Bleacher …
As it turns out, even before that, Wiggins was in the business of giving himself nicknames. Thanks to a video uncovered from 2005, we now ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
10
On new series, Jim Gaffigan laughs at himself
His phone revealed a picture of himself and his wife, Jeannie, trying to sleep — with three of their five young children draped over them in bed. «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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