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himself

him·self
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [him-self; medially often im-self]
    • /hɪmˈsɛlf; medially often ɪmˈsɛlf/
    • /hɪmˈself/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [him-self; medially often im-self]
    • /hɪmˈsɛlf; medially often ɪmˈsɛlf/

Definitions of himself word

  • noun himself See myself.   1
  • noun himself Used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a male person or animal previously mentioned as the subject of the clause. 1
  • pronoun himself emphatic 1
  • pronoun himself reflexive 1
  • pronoun himself normal self 1
  • pronoun himself You use himself to refer to a man, boy, or male animal. 0
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Origin of himself

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English him selven, Old English him selfum, dative singular of hē self he himself; see him, self

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Parts of speech for Himself

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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himself popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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