själv — meaning in English

English meaning

• alone adj By oneself, without other people present.
• himself pron The reflexive form of "he" — used when a male subject and object are the same person.
• self noun A person's own individual character, personality, or identity.

Senses

själv is used for these senses in English:

• alone Without outside help.
• by oneself Unaided; without assistance or help from others.
• self An individual person as the object of the person's own reflective consciousness (plural selves).

alone — full definition

1. adj By oneself, without other people present.
2. adv Used after a noun to mean "only" or "exclusively" that thing.

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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