himself

pronoun

1. an emphatic appositive of him or he¹: He himself spoke to the men.
2. a reflexive form of him: He cut himself.
3. (used in absolute constructions): Himself the soul of honor, he included many rascals among his intimates.
4. (used as the object of a preposition or as the direct or indirect object of a verb): The old car had room only for himself and three others.
5. (used in comparisons after as or than): His wife is as stingy as himself.
6. his normal or customary self: He is himself again.
7. Irish English. a man of importance, especially the master of the house: Himself will be wanting an early dinner.

pronoun

1. 1. the reflexive form of he or him
   2. (intensifier)the king himself waved to me
2. (preceded by a copula) his normal or usual selfhe seems himself once more
3. Irish and Scot the man of the househow is himself?