themselves

A2
US /ðemˈselvz/ UK /ðɛmˈsɛlvz/
pron Freq #1139

Meanings

  1. 1
    pron

    The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals, or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).

    They’ve hurt themselves.

  2. 2
    pron

    The reflexive case of they, the third-person singular personal pronoun. The single person previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).

    Would whoever stole my phone please make themselves known.

Etymology

Morphologically them + -selves.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
herselfhimselftheirselftheirselvesthemself
Word family
Related forms heherherselfhersenhershernhimhimselfhisselfhissenhishishisnimeithititselfhitselfitshis

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