pronoun
1 (the reflexive form of they) 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 VCR.
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.
IDIOMS
(all) by themselves
1 alone; without anyone else:
They wanted to spend the evening by themselves.
2 without help:
They did the cooking by themselves.
(all) to themselves for them alone; not shared with anyone
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
Where does this definition of themselves come from?
This entry for themselves is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does themselves appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — themselves appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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