pron.

1. That one identical with him:
   1. Used reflexively as the direct or indirect object of a verb or the object of a preposition: He congratulated himself.
   2. Used for emphasis: He himself found the courage.
   3. 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.

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

IN BRIEF: That male one.

John enjoyed himself at the birthday party yesterday.

Common misspelling(s) of himself

• hismelf

Dansk (Danish)
pron. - ham selv, ham, selveste

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich, zichzelf, hemzelf, hijzelf

Français (French)
pron. - se, s' (pronom réfléchi), lui-même (forme emphatique), lui, lui-même (après une préposition), tout seul, (ne pas être) dans son assiette

Deutsch (German)
pron. - sich, selbst

Ελληνική (Greek)
pron. - αυτός ο ίδιος, αυτός ούτος, τον εαυτό του, εαυτός του

Italiano (Italian)
sé stesso, se stesso, stesso

Português (Portuguese)
pron. - ele mesmo, se, a si mesmo

Русский (Russian)
себя, себе, собой

Español (Spanish)
pron. - se, a sí mismo, él mismo

Svenska (Swedish)
pron. - sig själv, han själv

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
他自己, 他亲自

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
pron. - 他自己, 他親自

한국어 (Korean)
pron. - 그 자신, 그 자신을, 그 자신이

日本語 (Japanese)
pron. - 自分自身を, 自分で

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ضمير) نفسه, حالته السويه, المعافاة جسديا وعقليا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
pron. - ‮מעצמו, בעצמו, לעצמו, כעצמו‬

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