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Word myself
WordType (pronoun)
Phonetic BrE / maɪˈself / NAmE / maɪˈself /
Example
  • i cut myself on a knife.
  • i wrote a message to myself.
  • i found myself unable to speak.
  • i haven't been feeling myself recently (= i have not felt well).
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myself

(pronoun)BrE / maɪˈself / NAmE / maɪˈself /
  1. used when the speaker or writer is also the person affected by an action
    • I cut myself on a knife.
    • I wrote a message to myself.
    • I found myself unable to speak.
    • I haven't been feeling myself recently (= I have not felt well).
    • I needed space to be myself (= not influenced by other people).
  2. used to emphasize the fact that the speaker is doing something
    • I'll speak to her myself.
    • I myself do not agree.
  3. alone; without anyone else
    • I live by myself.
  4. without help
    • I painted the room all by myself.
  5. for the speaker or writer alone; not shared
    • I had a whole pizza to myself.

    Word Origin

    • Old English me self, from the pronoun me + the adjective self; the change of me to my occurred in Middle English.
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