sám — meaning in English
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English meaning
- alone adj By oneself, without other people present.
- himself pron The reflexive form of "he" — used when a male subject and object are the same person.
- itself pron Used to refer back to a thing that is both the subject and the object of the same action.
- yourself pronoun Refers back to the person being spoken to, when they are both the doer and the receiver of an action.
Senses
sám is used for these senses in English:
- alone By oneself, solitary.
- alone By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo.
- himself (emphatic) He; used as an intensifier, often to emphasize that the referent is the exclusive participant in the predicate
- itself (emphatic) it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate
- yourself (emphatic pronoun) You (singular); used emphatically, especially to indicate exclusiveness of the referent's participation in the predicate, i.e., that no one else is involved.
alone — full definition
- adj By oneself, without other people present.
- adv Used after a noun to mean "only" or "exclusively" that thing.
himself — full definition
- pron The reflexive form of "he" — used when a male subject and object are the same person.
- pron Used for emphasis, to stress that he alone did something.