lui-même — meaning in English

English meaning

• himself pron The reflexive form of "he" — used when a male subject and object are the same person.

Senses

lui-même is used for these senses in English:

• himself (reflexive pronoun) Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
• himself (emphatic) He; used as an intensifier, often to emphasize that the referent is the exclusive participant in the predicate

himself — full definition

1. pron The reflexive form of "he" — used when a male subject and object are the same person.
2. pron Used for emphasis, to stress that he alone did something.

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