Definition of Himself:

• Of the 3rd pers. mas. By himself, alone; sequestered.
• A reciprocal pron., joined to a noun or pronoun to render it more emphatic.

Usage examples for Himself

1. But only for a moment; these were his own people, he told himself.  Youth and the Bright Medusa by Willa Cather

2. He was thinking, perhaps, of himself.  The Captives by Hugh Walpole

3. Again and again he thought to himself, " I didn't say 'Rumplesnitz'!"  Seeing Things at Night by Heywood Broun

4. This time, again, he was mistaken about himself.  Saint Augustin by Louis Bertrand