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ðəmˈselvz Pronoun Bre Enjoying Children Arguing Bought Car

Word themselves
WordType (pronoun)
Phonetic BrE / ðəmˈselvz / NAmE / ðəmˈselvz /
Example
  • they seemed to be enjoying themselves.
  • the children were arguing amongst themselves.
  • they've bought themselves a new car.
  • they themselves had had a similar experience.
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themselves

(pronoun)BrE / ðəmˈselvz / NAmE / ðəmˈselvz /
  1. 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.
  2. used to emphasize they or a plural subject
    • They themselves had had a similar experience.
    • Don and Julie paid for it themselves.
  3. 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.
  4. alone; without anyone else
    • They wanted to spend the evening by themselves.
  5. without help
    • They did the cooking by themselves.
  6. for them alone; not shared with anyone
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