sēsē — meaning in English

English meaning

• herself pron Used to refer back to a female subject already mentioned in the sentence.
• 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.

Senses

sēsē is used for these senses in English:

• herself (reflexive pronoun) Her; the female object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.
• himself (reflexive pronoun) Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
• itself (emphatic) it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate

herself — full definition

1. pron Used to refer back to a female subject already mentioned in the sentence.
2. pron Used to emphasize that a woman did something without help or personally.

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.

Related Latin words