Themselves - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ðəmˈselvz|
Brit.
|ð(ə)mˈselvz|
pronoun
- (the reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun) The people previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition, where the people are also the subject of the verb; also used for emphasis.
(reflexively): They've hurt themselves.
(after a preposition): They fought among themselves.
(for emphasis): They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves.
- The person of unspecified gender previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition, where the person is also the subject of the verb; also used for emphasis.(after a preposition): They fought among themselves.
(for emphasis): They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves.
(reflexively): Would whoever stole my phone please make themselves known.
(after a preposition): They've brought this on themselves.
(for emphasis): The children did this themselves.
(after a preposition): They've brought this on themselves.
(for emphasis): The children did this themselves.
Extra examples
They did not behave themselves well.
They did it themselves.
Teachers have no choice but to take measures to protect themselves.
Our neighbours have just bought themselves a jacuzzi.
The kids seem very pleased with themselves.
Doctors themselves are the first to admit the treatment has side effects.
Someone told me they'd actually seen the accident happen themselves.
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