himself

him|self

W1S1 [ım'self strong hım'self] pron [reflexive form of 'he']

1.)

a) used to show that the man or boy who does something is affected by his own action

▪ In despair, the young boy had hanged himself.

▪ His name is James but he calls himself Jim.

▪ He poured himself a glass of orange juice.

b) used after words such as 'everyone', 'anyone', and 'someone' to talk about people in general being affected by their own actions

▪ Everyone should learn to respect himself.

2.)

a) used to emphasize that you are talking about one particular man or boy

▪ It was the President himself who opened the door.

▪ It must be true - he said so himself.

b) used after 'like', 'as', or 'except' instead of 'him'

▪ The other passengers were all refugees like himself.

3.) (all) by himself

a) alone

▪ He's lived by himself since his wife died.

▪ Winston was sitting all by himself.

b) without help from anyone else

▪ It was the first time he felt he had achieved something by himself.

4.) not be/feel/seem himself informal

if a man or boy is not himself, he does not feel or behave as he usually does, for example because he is upset or ill

▪ Rick hasn't seemed himself lately.

5.) have sth (all) to himself

if a man or boy has something to himself, he does not have to share it with anyone else

▪ John at last had a bedroom all to himself.