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themselves

pron
/ðɛmˈsɛlvz/CA/ðemˈselvz/

Etymology

Morphologically them + -selves.

  1. derived from þeim
  2. inherited from þem
  3. suffixed as themselves — “them + -selves”

Definitions

  1. The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of…

    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.
    • They fought among themselves.
    • They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves.

  2. The reflexive case of they, the third-person singular personal pronoun. The single person…

    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.
    • I don't want anyone to fight among themselves.
    • Everyone must do it themselves.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for themselves. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA