"intensive pronoun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: intensive pronouns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} intensive pronoun (plural intensive pronouns)
  1. (grammar) A pronoun used to emphasize some other nominal element in its clause:
    To emphasize a preceding noun or another pronoun, as an adverbial adjunct
    Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-intensive_pronoun-en-noun-mfHmp11F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (grammar) A pronoun used to emphasize some other nominal element in its clause:
    In apposition with a noun or pronoun, as an adnominal adjunct
    Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-intensive_pronoun-en-noun-gxoAK38o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: emphatic pronoun

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for intensive pronoun meaning in English (2.5kB)

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