themselves

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themselves

  • /ðɛmˈsɛlvz/ Canada, US, UK
  • [ðɛmˈsɛɫvz] Canada, US, UK
  • /ðəmˈsɛlvz/ Canada, US, UK
  • [ðəmˈsɛɫvz] Canada, US, UK
  • /ðemˈselvz/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ðemˈseɫvz] Australia, New Zealand
  • /ðəmˈselvz/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ðəmˈseɫvz] Australia, New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɛlvz

Where it comes from

Morphologically them + -selves.

pronoun of they

  1. pronoun, reflexive, third person 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. pronoun, reflexive, third 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.

Similar: 'emselves, theirselves, themself, theirself, himself, herself

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