The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; mainly in nonstandard dialects
Dennis: His glass is there and himself is in the toilet.
You use himself to refer to a man, boy, or male animal. He poured himself a whisky and sat down in the chair A driver blew up his car and himself after being stopped at a police checkpoint William went away muttering to himself
emphasis You use himself to emphasize the person or thing that you are referring to. Himself is sometimes used instead of `him' as the object of a verb or preposition. The Prime Minister himself is on a visit to Peking
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
Himself is a third person singular reflexive pronoun. Himself is used when the object of a verb or preposition refers to the same person as the subject of the verb, except in meaning 3
In written English, himself is sometimes used to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Some people dislike this use and prefer to use `himself or herself' or `themselves'. The child's natural way of expressing himself is play
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