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himself /him'self/

Anh-Việt Anh-Anh

Đại từ

(dùng để nhấn mạnh)

tự nó; đích thân

he cut himself

nó [tự làm] đứt tay

did you see the manager himself?

anh có gặp đích thân ông giám đốc không?

[all] by himself

một mình; không ai giúp đỡ

he lives all by himself in that large house

nó sống một mình trong căn nhà lớn ấy

the baby can walk by himself now

cháu bé bây giờ đã tự đi một mình được
pronoun

that same man, boy, or male animal

a - used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a man, boy, or male animal that has already been mentioned

He accidentally cut himself while shaving.

He bought himself a new wallet. = He bought a new wallet for himself.

He doesn't consider himself old. = He doesn't think of himself as (being) old.

The cat washed himself.

He wrote a note to himself.

He had the house (all) to himself. [=he was alone in the house]

It's almost morning, he said to himself.

He wanted to see it for himself. [=he wanted to see it rather than have someone tell him about it, describe it to him, etc.]

b - used for emphasis to refer again to a man, boy, or male animal that has already been mentioned

He told me himself that he was broke. = He himself told me (that) he was broke.

He reminded them that he was young once himself.

The proposal was made by the governor himself.

The composer himself conducted the symphony.

that same person - used to indicate either a male or female object of a verb or preposition

Everyone must fend for himself. [=all people must fend for themselves]

This use of himself was common in the past but is now often avoided because it is considered sexist.

his normal or healthy self

After a good night's sleep, he felt like himself again.

He's not himself today; something must be bothering him.

He was nervous about meeting them, but I told him to just be himself. [=to behave like he normally does]

by himself

without any help from other people

He shoveled the driveway by himself.

He did his homework (all) by himself.

with nobody else :alone

He lives in the house by himself.

He likes to travel by himself.

every man for himself

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