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himself
pronoun
used
to
refer
back
to
β
he
β
when
he
is
both
the
subject
and
the
object
of
the
same
action
or
after
a
preposition
β’
He
cut
himself
while
chopping
vegetables
.
He
cut
himself
while
chopping
vegetables
.
β’
The
boy
admired
himself
in
the
mirror
before
going
on
stage
.
The
boy
admired
himself
in
the
mirror
before
going
on
stage
.
Old
English
him
selfum
,
combining
β
him
β (
dative
of
β
he
β)
with
β
self
.β
Over
time
the
form
became
a
set
reflexive
pronoun
.
pronoun
used
to
add
emphasis
,
showing
that
the
male
person
mentioned
is
the
one
who
performs
or
experiences
the
action
,
often
placed
right
after
the
noun
or
pronoun
it
emphasizes
β’
The
president
himself
answered
the
journalists
β
questions
.
The
president
himself
answered
the
journalists
β
questions
.
β’
He
himself
admitted
that
the
plan
had
failed
.
He
himself
admitted
that
the
plan
had
failed
.
Developed
from
the
reflexive
usage
;
by
Middle
English
it
was
also
used
as
an
intensive
pronoun
for
emphasis
.
he
pronoun
used
to
refer
to
a
male
person
or
male
animal
that
has
already
been
mentioned
or
is
already
known
β’
β
Where
is
Alex
?β β
He
is
already
waiting
outside
.β
β
Where
is
Alex
?β β
He
is
already
waiting
outside
.β
β’
After
winning
the
race
,
he
raised
the
trophy
and
smiled
broadly
.
After
winning
the
race
,
he
raised
the
trophy
and
smiled
broadly
.
Old
English
hΔ
,
from
Proto-Germanic
*hiz
,
related
to
German
er
and
Dutch
hij
.
pronoun
(
dated
or
formal
)
used
to
refer
to
a
person
whose
gender
is
unknown
or
not
stated
β’
If
anyone
needs
help
,
he
should
press
the
call
button
.
If
anyone
needs
help
,
he
should
press
the
call
button
.
β’
Every
student
must
submit
he
own
report
by
Friday
.
Every
student
must
submit
he
own
report
by
Friday
.
Same
origin
as
primary
sense
;
generic
masculine
usage
became
common
in
16thβ20th
centuries
before
being
replaced
by
gender-neutral
they
.
his
determiner
used
before
a
noun
to
show
that
something
belongs
to
or
is
connected
with
a
male
person
or
animal
already
mentioned
β’
His
backpack
is
full
of
textbooks
and
notebooks
.
His
backpack
is
full
of
textbooks
and
notebooks
.
β’
The
dog
wagged
his
tail
when
its
owner
came
home
.
The
dog
wagged
his
tail
when
its
owner
came
home
.
pronoun
a
word
used
after
a
verb
or
preposition
to
refer
to
something
that
belongs
to
a
male
person
or
animal
already
mentioned
β’
This
blue
jacket
is
his
,
not
mine
.
This
blue
jacket
is
his
,
not
mine
.
β’
The
trophy
on
the
shelf
is
his
after
winning
the
race
.
The
trophy
on
the
shelf
is
his
after
winning
the
race
.
pronoun
something
that
belongs
to
or
is
connected
with
a
male
person
or
animal
that
has
already
been
mentioned
β’
That
blue
bicycle
is
his
,
not
mine
.
That
blue
bicycle
is
his
,
not
mine
.
β’
Is
this
seat
his
,
or
can
I
sit
here
?
Is
this
seat
his
,
or
can
I
sit
here
?
him
pronoun
the
object
form
of
β
he
β,
used
when
a
male
person
or
animal
is
the
object
of
a
verb
or
preposition
β’
I
saw
him
at
the
park
this
morning
.
I
saw
him
at
the
park
this
morning
.
β’
Give
the
book
to
him
when
you
β
re
done
.
Give
the
book
to
him
when
you
β
re
done
.
Old
English
him
,
dative
of
hΔ
(β
he
β),
retained
as
the
object
form
throughout
Middle
and
Modern
English
.
pound
noun
-
study
,
studying
,
studies
,
studied
,
happy
,
happier
,
happiest
a
unit
of
weight
equal
to
16
ounces
,
or
about
0
.
454
kilograms
β’
The
recipe
calls
for
one
pound
of
strawberries
.
The
recipe
calls
for
one
pound
of
strawberries
.
β’
He
lost
five
pounds
after
a
week
of
hiking
.
He
lost
five
pounds
after
a
week
of
hiking
.
From
Old
English
β
pund
,β
ultimately
from
Latin
β
pΕndo
β (
by
weight
).