"themselves" meaning in All languages combined

See themselves on Wiktionary

Pronoun [English]

IPA: /ðɛmˈsɛlvz/ Audio: en-us-themselves.ogg [US]
  1. You use themselves when the people doing an action and the people receiving an action are the same people, but they are not you or the person you're talking to.
    Sense id: simple-themselves-en-pron-7tI3Rwo2 Categories (other): Reflexive pronouns
  2. Use for emphasis, when talking about more than one person or about one person when you don't know who that person is.
    Sense id: simple-themselves-en-pron-mtPlcpC3
  3. If somebody or some people do something by themselves, they do it alone.
    Sense id: simple-themselves-en-pron-VaAKZjJl
  4. If somebody or some people don't feel themselves, they are different from usual, because they are sick, scared, stressed, etc.
    Sense id: simple-themselves-en-pron-9YSR~WlX
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They've hurt themselves."
        },
        {
          "text": "They're very happy with themselves."
        },
        {
          "text": "They've got themselves a new pet."
        }
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        {
          "text": "The classes are as different as the students themselves."
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The children earned $500 by themselves. I didn't help."
        }
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      "ipa": "/ðɛmˈsɛlvz/"
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      "sampa": "/DEm\"sElvz/"
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        {
          "text": "They've hurt themselves."
        },
        {
          "text": "They're very happy with themselves."
        },
        {
          "text": "They've got themselves a new pet."
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "The classes are as different as the students themselves."
        }
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    },
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        {
          "text": "The children earned $500 by themselves. I didn't help."
        }
      ],
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        "If somebody or some people do something by themselves, they do it alone."
      ]
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        "If somebody or some people don't feel themselves, they are different from usual, because they are sick, scared, stressed, etc."
      ]
    }
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