[English] The Oxford 3000 Most Important Words
I Maɪˈself Speaker Pronoun Bre Cut Knife Wrote
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myself |
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BrE / maɪˈself / NAmE / maɪˈself / |
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- 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 / - 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).
- used to emphasize the fact that the speaker is doing something
- I'll speak to her myself.
- I myself do not agree.
- alone; without anyone else
- without help
- I painted the room all by myself.
- 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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