3000 English common words - Oxford by CEFR
ðəmˈselvz Pronoun Enjoying Children Arguing Bought Car Enjoyed
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themselves |
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Phonetic |
/ðəmˈselvz/ /ðəmˈselvz/ |
Example |
- they seemed to be enjoying themselves.
- the children were arguing amongst themselves.
- they've bought themselves a new car.
- there wasn't anyone who hadn't enjoyed themselves.
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Content |
themselves(pronoun)/ðəmˈselvz/ /ðəmˈselvz/- used when people or animals performing an action are also affected by it
- They seemed to be enjoying themselves.
- The children were arguing amongst themselves.
- They've bought themselves a new car.
- used instead of himself or herself to refer to a person whose sex is not mentioned or not known
- There wasn't anyone who hadn't enjoyed themselves.
- used to emphasize they or a plural subject
- They themselves had had a similar experience.
- Don and Julie paid for it themselves.
- alone; without anyone else
- They wanted to spend the evening by themselves.
- without help
- They did the cooking by themselves.
- for only them to have or use; not shared with others
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3000 English common words - Oxford by CEFR