themselves

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(THĕm-sĕlvz', THəm-) pronunciation
pron.
  1. Those ones identical with them:
    1. Used reflexively as the direct or indirect object of a verb or as the object of a preposition: prepared themselves for the trip; gave themselves plenty of time; were left to themselves.
    2. Used for emphasis: The cooks themselves eat after all the guests have finished.
    3. Used in an absolute construction: Newcomers themselves, they knew few people at the party.
  2. Their normal or healthy condition: The members of the crew were themselves again after the crisis passed.

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IN BRIEF: A pronoun emphasizing they.

pronunciation The truly fearless think of themselves as normal. — Margaret Atwood

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Common misspelling(s) of themselves

  • themselfs

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Dansk (Danish)
pron. - selv, sig, sig selv, dem selv

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich(zelf), zij/henzelf

Français (French)
pron. - eux-mêmes/elles-mêmes, eux, elles, leur (propre), (tout) seul, (toutes) seules

Deutsch (German)
pron. - sich, sich selbst, selbst

Ελληνική (Greek)
pron. - αυτοί οι ίδιοι, αυτούς τους ίδιους, αυτούς καθαυτούς, στους εαυτούς τους

Italiano (Italian)
se stessi, stesso

Português (Portuguese)
pron. - a si mesmos (m), a si mesmas (f), eles mesmos (m), elas mesmas (f), si próprios (m), si próprias (f)

Русский (Russian)
они сами, даже (они, или кто-л.) сами, , сами (без посторонней помощи)

Español (Spanish)
pron. - se, ellos mismos, sí mismos, mismo, propio

Svenska (Swedish)
pron. - sig, sig själva, dem själva

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
他们自己, 它们自己, 她们自己

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
pron. - 他們自己, 它們自己, 她們自己

한국어 (Korean)
pron. - 그들 자신, 그들 자신을, 정상적인 그들

日本語 (Japanese)
pron. - 彼ら自身, 自分自身を, 自分たちで

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ضمير) انفسهن, انفسهم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
pron. - ‮הם עצמם, את עצמם, לעצמם, בעצמם, מעצמם‬


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