itse — 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.
- ourselves pron Used to refer back to the speaker and others as the same people affected by the action, or to emphasize that group.
- self noun A person's own individual character, personality, or identity.
- themselves pron The reflexive form of "they" used for a group of people or things already mentioned.
- yourselves pron You (plural), used to intensify the subject as the group addressed.
Senses
itse is used for these senses in English:
- by oneself Unaided; without assistance or help from others.
- 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
- ourselves (emphatic) Intensifies the subject as the group including the speaker, especially to indicate that no one else satisfies the predicate or needs to be included.
- self An individual person as the object of the person's own reflective consciousness (plural selves).
- themselves (reflexive pronoun) The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals, or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).
- themselves (reflexive pronoun) The reflexive case of they, the third-person singular personal pronoun. The single person previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).
- yourselves (emphatic) You (plural), used to intensify the subject as the group addressed.
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.