Crossword clues for himself
himself
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Himself \Him*self"\, pron.
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An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun; -- used as a subject usually with he; as, he himself will bear the blame; used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is himself who saved himself.
But he himself returned from the quarries.
--Judges iii. 19.David hid himself in the field.
--1 Sam. xx. 24.The Lord himself shall give you a sign.
--Is. vii. 14.Who gave himself for us, that he might . . . purify unto himself a peculiar people.
--Titus ii. 14.With shame remembers, while himself was one Of the same herd, himself the same had done.
--Denham.Note: Himself was formerly used instead of itself. See Note under Him.
It comprehendeth in himself all good.
--Chaucer. -
One's true or real character; one's natural temper and disposition; the state of being in one's right or sane mind (after unconsciousness, passion, delirium, or abasement); as, the man has come to himself.
By himself, alone; unaccompanied; apart; sequestered; as, he sits or studies by himself.
To leave one to himself, to withdraw from him; to let him take his own course.
Himself \Him*self"\, Himselve \Him*selve"\, Himselven
\Him*selv"en\ (?), pron. pl.
Themselves. See Hemself. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
pron. (label en reflexive) him; (non-gloss definition: the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject)
Wikipedia
Himself is the 18th comedy album by Bill Cosby.
The album contains highlights from the stand-up comedy film of the same name. This is his only album released on Motown Records.
Himself is a reflexive pronoun in English.
Himself may also refer to:
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Himself (Bill Cosby album), a 1982 comedy album
- Bill Cosby: Himself, a 1983 stand-up comedy film
- Himself (Gilbert O'Sullivan album), 1971
- Himself (Akinori Nakagawa album)
- Intensive pronoun
Himself is the second studio album from Akinori Nakagawa.
Himself is Irish-English singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan's debut album, originally released in August 1971. Union Square Music re-released it 2011 on Salvo label in part of the Gilbert O'Sullivan - A Singer & His Songs collection.
Usage examples of "himself".
He had figured to himself some passionate hysterique, merciless as a cat in her hate and her love, a zealous abettor, perhaps even the ruling spirit in the crime.
Then grew Ralph shamefaced and turned away from her, and miscalled himself for a fool and a dastard that could not abide the pleasure of his lady at the very place whereto she had let lead him.
He seized, knew he was in trouble, and put himself out, using his ability as a dreamwalker.
He was accounted a Master of Sorcere, the only Baenre so recognized other than old Gromph himself, and was reputed to be an abjurer of some skill.
There he himself stood in a dark blue loincloth with a white pinstripe, his chest abloom with curly red hair and tasteful pseudo-tattoos, his fingers heavy with rings, his ankles clanking with bracelets.
Weeden gave it to his companion after the end, as a mute clue to the abnormality which had occurred, or whether, as is more probable, Smith had it before, and added the underscoring himself from what he had managed to extract from his friend by shrewd guessing and adroit cross-questioning.
Close to the battle, he had as much difficulty making himself heard as those aboard Endymion.
If he had been willing to see her aborted, he would have done it himself.
He followed immediately after, covering her with his naked body, then immediately adjusted himself, side to side and up and down so that his chest hairs abraded her nipples and his erection rested between her legs.
Panting, Abrim tried to brace himself against the smooth tunnel wall, but the low-friction coating defeated him and he began to slide slowly backward.
One Saturday afternoon he absconded and turned himself in at the local police station a few hours later.
Zaginaws landed, till now, when he saw that man in black, who appeared to be the Eternal Emperor himself, abseil out the window.
He was less concerned with looking good than with avoiding the kind of spectacular abseiling that might put an extra load on the anchor and himself in the morgue.
Quite prudently, he had absented himself from the country during the deaths of William and of Mary.
But instead of abusing, or exerting, the authority of the state, to revenge his personal injuries, Julian contented himself with an inoffensive mode of retaliation, which it would be in the power of few princes to employ.