transcription, транскрипция: [ hɪmself ]
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
Note: 'Himself' is a third person singular reflexive pronoun. 'Himself' is used when the object of a verb or preposition refers to the same person as the subject of the verb, except in meaning 3.
1.
You use himself to refer to a man, boy, or male animal.
He poured himself a whisky and sat down in the chair...
A driver blew up his car and himself after being stopped at a police checkpoint...
William went away muttering to himself.
PRON : v PRON , prep PRON
2.
In written English, himself is sometimes used to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Some people dislike this use and prefer to use ‘himself or herself’ or ‘themselves’.
The child’s natural way of expressing himself is play...
PRON : v PRON , prep PRON
3.
You use himself to emphasize the person or thing that you are referring to. Himself is sometimes used instead of ‘him’ as the object of a verb or preposition.
The Prime Minister himself is on a visit to Peking...
PRON [ emphasis ]