a si mesmo — meaning in English

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.

Senses

a si mesmo 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
• itself (emphatic) it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only 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.

itself — full definition

1. pron Used to refer back to a thing that is both the subject and the object of the same action.
2. pron Used for emphasis, to stress that something acted alone or that a quality applies purely to the thing named.

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