'To leave one to himself' definitions:

Definition of 'To leave one to himself'

From: GCIDE
  • Himself \Him*self"\, pron.
  • 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • But he himself returned from the quarries. --Judges iii. 19. [1913 Webster]
  • David hid himself in the field. --1 Sam. xx. 24. [1913 Webster]
  • The Lord himself shall give you a sign. --Is. vii. 14. [1913 Webster]
  • Who gave himself for us, that he might . . . purify unto himself a peculiar people. --Titus ii. 14. [1913 Webster]
  • With shame remembers, while himself was one Of the same herd, himself the same had done. --Denham. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Himself was formerly used instead of itself. See Note under Him. [1913 Webster]
  • It comprehendeth in himself all good. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • By himself, alone; unaccompanied; apart; sequestered; as, he sits or studies by himself.
  • To leave one to himself, to withdraw from him; to let him take his own course. Himselve Himself

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