English Dictionary
Definition themselves in British English
themselves
pronoun
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pronoun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
Themselves is a reflexive pronoun, being a reflexive form of they. It can be used especially in the following ways:
as an object that refers to the same people that are the subject of the sentence or that are mentioned somewhere earlier in the sentence: They prepared themselves for the struggle ahead.We ask people questions about themselves.
after a plural noun or the pronoun ‘they’ for emphasis: It is the party leaders themselves who make the decisions.
used for showing that the people or things that do something are also affected by it or involved in it
The Republicans are divided among themselves about how to spend the money.
Dr Jeffers' book should give readers a better understanding of themselves.
used for emphasizing that a particular group of people are the ones that you are referring to, and not any others
