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/hɪmˈsɛlf/
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/hɪmˈself/
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CMU ARPABET:
HH IH0 M S EH1 L F
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: masculine, personal, pronoun, reflexive, singular, third-person
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
He; used as an intensifier, often to emphasize that the referent is the exclusive participant in the predicate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: emphatic, masculine, personal, pronoun, singular, third-person
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; he himself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, masculine, personal, pronoun, singular, third-person
Qualifier: otherwise archaic
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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)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, masculine, personal, pronoun, singular, third-person
Examples
Has himself come down to breakfast yet? Have you seen himself yet this morning?
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Honorific alternative letter-case form of himself, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, honorific
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From Middle English hymself, from Old English him selfum. Equivalent to him + -self.
Across languages
Translations 86 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Aghwan :
𐔼𐕖𐕒𐕡𐕎𐕖𐕒𐕡
(ičunču)
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Belarusian :
сябе́
(sjabjé)
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Belarusian :
сабе́
(sabjé)
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Belarusian :
сабо́й
(sabój)
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Belarusian :
-цца
(-cca)
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Catalan :
es
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Ngazidja Comorian :
enafsi ya hahe
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Czech :
se
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Czech :
sebe
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Dutch :
zich
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Dutch :
zichzelf
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Esperanto :
sin
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Finnish :
itsensä
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
French :
lui-même
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
French :
à lui-même
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
French :
se
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
German :
sich
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Ancient Greek :
ἑαυτόν
(heautón)
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Ancient Greek :
ἑαυτῷ
(heautōî)
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Ancient Greek :
ἑαυτοῦ
(heautoû)
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Hungarian :
magát
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Khakas :
позы
(pozı)
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Latin :
sē
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Latin :
sēsē
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Latin :
sibi
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Latin :
suī
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Mauritian Creole :
limem
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Navajo :
tʼáá bí
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Navajo :
tʼáá hó
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Norwegian :
seg
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Portuguese :
se
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Portuguese :
si
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Portuguese :
a si mesmo
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Romani :
pes
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Kalo Finnish Romani :
pes
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Romanian :
se
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Russian :
сам
(sam)
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Russian :
себя́
(sebjá)
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Russian :
собо́й
(sobój)
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Northern Sami :
iežas
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Scots :
himsel
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Scottish Gaelic :
e
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Scottish Gaelic :
esan
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Slovak :
sa
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Slovak :
seba
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Lower Sorbian :
se
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Spanish :
él mismo
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Spanish :
sí mismo
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Swedish :
sig
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Talysh :
اشتن
(əštan)
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Tuvan :
боду
(bodu)
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Volapük :
oki
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Welsh :
ei hun
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Welsh :
ei hunan
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Yakut :
бэйэтэ
(beyete)
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Zazaki :
eyeri
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
Zazaki :
ay
— (reflexive) male person as the previously mentioned object
American Sign Language :
A@Chesthigh SmallFrontandback
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Arabic :
نَفْسَهُ
(nafsahu)
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Belarusian :
ён сам
(jon sam)
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Catalan :
mateix
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Chinese Mandarin :
他自己
(tā zìjǐ)
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Czech :
sám
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Dutch :
zelf
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Dutch :
hijzelf
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Egyptian :
D:z:f
(ḏs.f)
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Esperanto :
li mem
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Esperanto :
si mem
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Finnish :
itse
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
French :
lui-même
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
German :
er selbst
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Ancient Greek :
αὐτός
(autós)
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Hungarian :
maga
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Japanese :
彼自身
(kare-jishin)
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Latin :
ipse
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Latvian :
viņš pats
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Norman :
li-mesme
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Portuguese :
ele mesmo
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Romanian :
el însuși
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Russian :
он сам
(on sam)
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Northern Sami :
ieš
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Scots :
himsel
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Scottish Gaelic :
esan
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Slovak :
sám
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Spanish :
él mismo
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
Ukrainian :
він сам
(vin sam)
— (emphatic, exclusive) he
