| query | You use h______ to refer to a man, boy, or male animal.You use himself to refer to a man, boy, or male animal. He smiles, pouring himself a cup of coffee. When that doesn't work, he gets angry at his father and himself. William went away muttering to himself. |
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| word | himself |
| full-definition | pronoun You use himself to refer to a man, boy, or male animal. He smiles, pouring himself a cup of coffee. When that doesn't work, he gets angry at his father and himself. William went away muttering to himself. In written English, himself is sometimes used to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Many people prefer to use 'himself or herself' or 'themselves' as an alternative to 'himself'. The child's natural way of expressing himself is play. The student is invited to test each item for himself by means of specific techniques. In some religions, Himself is used to refer to God . He thanked God for concealing Himself from the wise and revealing Himself to the simple. 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 . I heard this with my own ears from the President himself. He himself had joined the others straight from the office. There's no work and no future for students like himself. |
| cefr-level | A2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a2
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