zelf — meaning in English
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English meaning
- 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.
- proper adj Right, fitting, or appropriate for a given purpose or situation.
- self noun A person's own individual character, personality, or identity.
Senses
zelf is used for these senses in English:
- 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
- proper (often, _, postpositive) In the very strictest sense of the word. [14th c.]
- self An individual person as the object of the person's own reflective consciousness (plural selves).
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.
itself — full definition
- pron Used to refer back to a thing that is both the subject and the object of the same action.
- pron Used for emphasis, to stress that something acted alone or that a quality applies purely to the thing named.