himself

Pronunciation: [him'self]

Average Rank: 375

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

pron. 他自己, 他亲自

Detailed Explanations:
  • pron. An emphasized form of the third person masculine
  • pronoun; -- used as a subject usually with he; as, he himself will bear
  • the blame; used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or
  • objective case; as, it is himself who saved himself.
  • pron. One's true or real character; one's natural temper and
  • disposition; the state of being in one's right or sane mind (after
  • unconsciousness, passion, delirium, or abasement); as, the man has come
  • to himself.
  • pron. pl. Alt. of Himselven
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating:
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#282

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 97.2% (Top 97.2% most frequent)
97.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#733

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 92.7% (Top 92.7% most frequent)
92.7%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#111

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 98.9% (Top 98.9% most frequent)
98.9%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.