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himself

pronoun (FEMALE/MALE)
 
 
/hɪmˈself/

Definition

used to refer to an object of a verb that is the same person or animal as the subject of the verb, when referring to a person or animal whose sex is not known or not considered to be important: Any fool can teach himself to type.Reflexive forms
(Definition of himself pronoun (FEMALE/MALE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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