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himself

him·self

himself

 
pronunciation:
hIm self
part of speech: pronoun
definition 1: referring to the reflexive action of a male human or animal.
He burned himself while cooking.He looked at himself in the mirror.
definition 2: the identical male one.
He himself isn't sure.
definition 3: used to indicate that an action carried out by a male person or male animal is done by him alone without help from anyone else.
The others had left, so he finished the rest of the work himself.
definition 4: his normal, healthy, sane state or condition.
He was himself yesterday, but today I'm not so sure.