American English
/hɪmˈsɛlf/
2 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
used when a man or boy does something to that same man or boy
Practice out loudused when a man or boy does something to that same man or boy
He hurt himself playing soccer.
He bought a sandwich for himself.
For a woman or girl, use herself, not himself.
hurt himself · wash himself · introduce himself
He + verb + himself
He + verb + something + for himself
used after a word for a man to stress that particular man, not someone else
The president himself answered the question.
He painted the room himself.
the president himself · the man himself · do it himself
noun + himself + verb
He + verb + object + himself
alone or without help
He fixed the sink by himself.
not behaving or feeling as usual
He's not himself today.