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Meaning of "themself" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THEMSELF

themself  [ðəmˈsɛlf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THEMSELF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Themself is a pronoun.
The pronoun is a word that replaces other terms that designate people or things at any given moment.

WHAT DOES THEMSELF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Singular they

Singular they is the use of they, or its inflected forms, such as them or their, to refer to a single person or an antecedent that is singular in form. It typically occurs with an antecedent of indeterminate gender, as in sentences such as: ▪ "Everyone returned to their seats." ▪ "Somebody left their umbrella in the office. Would they please collect it." ▪ "If a person doesn't want to go on living, they are often very difficult to help." ▪ "The patient should be told at the outset how much they will be required to pay." ▪ "But a journalist should not be forced to reveal their sources." The term may also be applied to similar use of derived words such as themself or themselves. A reason for its use is that English has no dedicated singular personal pronoun of indeterminate gender. In some cases, its use can be explained by notional agreement because words like "everyone", though singular in form, are plural in meaning.

Definition of themself in the English dictionary

The definition of themself in the dictionary is sometimes used instead of `themselves' when it clearly refers to a singular subject. Some people consider this use to be incorrect.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THEMSELF


bookshelf
ˈbʊkʃɛlf
delf
dɛlf
delph
dɛlf
elf
ɛlf
Guelph
ɡwɛlf
herself
həˈsɛlf
himself
hɪmˈsɛlf
ice-shelf
ˈaɪsˌʃɛlf
itself
ɪtˈsɛlf
myself
maɪˈsɛlf
off-the-shelf
ˌɒfðəˈʃɛlf
oneself
wʌnˈsɛlf
ourself
aʊəˈsɛlf
pelf
pɛlf
self
sɛlf
shelf
ʃɛlf
thyself
ðaɪˈsɛlf
top-shelf
ˌtɒpˈʃɛlf
unself
ʌnˈsɛlf
yourself
jɔːˈsɛlf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THEMSELF

them
thema
thematic
thematic apperception test
thematic approach
thematically
thematisation
thematization
theme
theme music
theme park
theme pub
theme song
themed
themeless
Themis
Themistocles
themselves
then
then and there

WORDS THAT END LIKE THEMSELF

do-it-yourself
English self
enjoy oneself
express oneself
find oneself
give someone enough rope to hang himself
good self
higher self
inner self
leave someone to himself
lend itself
nonself
not know where to put oneself
speak for itself
speak for yourself
take someone out of himself
the self
thing-in-itself
to be pleased with yourself
up-itself

Synonyms and antonyms of themself in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «themself» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THEMSELF

Find out the translation of themself to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of themself from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «themself» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自理
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sí mismos
570 millions of speakers

English

themself
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

themself
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذاتهما
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сам себе
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ocupariam
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরস্পরে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

themself
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mereka sendiri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

them
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

その人自身
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스스로가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Piyambakipun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

themself
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவர்களுக்குள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

त्यांची
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kullanıcının kendisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

themself
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

samym sobą
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сам собі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

themself
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εαυτό του
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hulleself
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ningsförbud
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

seg selv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of themself

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THEMSELF»

The term «themself» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.180 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THEMSELF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «themself» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «themself» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about themself

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3 QUOTES WITH «THEMSELF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word themself.
1
Taron Egerton
I think a British icon is someone who conducts themself with real dignity: someone who is truly talented and modest. These are things that I would aspire to in my career.
2
Edward James Olmos
A saint is a person who gives of themself without asking for anything in return. That's how simple it is to be a saint. Try it! Try being a saint.
3
Ike Turner
Either accept people for what they are, or don't. So, in other words, man, if people don't know me, I think they do themself an injustice. Because, as a whole, I think I'm a good person.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THEMSELF»

Discover the use of themself in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to themself and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Self-Improvement: An Essay in Kantian Ethics
Now, suppose even further, that these abilities are all perfectly fitted to usefulness to others and even themself, and will remain so even if these abilities atrophy considerably over time due to neglect. They are, as we might say, a successfully  ...
Robert N. Johnson, 2011
2
THE PURRFECT TRILOGY:: On being human and finding where you ...
We think we're too selfish if we please ourself regularly, so get angry if someone else pleases themself regularly. Sometimes we communicate, negotiate, and work it out so both parties are winners. However, it's often how we communicate ...
Lynn Margaret Hamilton, 2013
3
Happiness and the Art of Being: An Introduction to the ...
Therefore what Sri Ramana and other sages tell us about their experience of true self-knowledge, namely that they know themself to be the one and only truly existing reality, whose nature is beginningless, endless, eternal, undivided, ...
Michael James, 2012
4
Twentieth-Century English: History, Variation and ...
You won't be the first or last man or woman who gets themself involved in a holiday romance. (BNC, K4D 386) Or the person who's trying not to drink so much and beats themself up when they slip back and get drunk! (BNC, CDK 2464 ) It is ...
Christian Mair, 2006
5
Garner's Modern American Usage
A second new makeshift has entered Canadian legislation: ✳as anybody can seefor themself; ✳ifajudge decides to recuse themself. (Donald L. Revell et al., “ ' Themself' and Nonsexist Style in Canadian Legislative Drafting,” 10 English Today ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
6
School Didactics and Learning: A School Didactic Model ...
Discovery would again point to learning something that the learner recognizes as previously unknown, not only to themself but also to others, but which in fact is nevertheless known by others. The point here is that the learner mistakenly ...
Michael Uljens, 1997
7
The Psychology of Emotions, Feelings and Thoughts
The more someone is thinking about themself (or experiencing feelings and emotions about themself) the more they are going to be aware of that life experience because their life is going to be temporarily elevated in their minds.
Mark Pettinelli, 2008
8
The Future of Futures: The Time of Money in Financing and ...
The second-order observer, who observes observers, cannot avoid also observing themself as an observer among others, and possibly distinguishing first- and second-order observation (by themself and others), nor can they avoid observing ...
Elena Esposito, 2011
9
The Complete Psychological Writings of Mark Pettinelli
The better someone understands themself, the more aware of themself they are, leading to increased consciousness. That is an example of how understanding feelings leads to increased consciousness. That is also di erent from what makes  ...
Mark Pettinelli, 2008
10
Critical Neuroscience: A Handbook of the Social and Cultural ...
Other than in the case of somatic conditions, in mental illnesses the patient does not succeed in attributing the condition to their body; for the condition primarily affects their experience of themself. Put differently, the subjective side of the illness ...
Suparna Choudhury, Jan Slaby, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THEMSELF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term themself is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Gentleman caught, accused of uncovering themself in McDonald …
A 53-year old Newport Reports man following he was accused of revealing herself at a McDonaldis  was imprisoned;drive-through windowpane Saturday, ... «Observer News, Jul 15»
2
The Need for a Singular Gender Inclusive Pronoun
A student had concluded his essay with this sentence: “Everyone should ask themself whether they are honest.” The teacher who marked the essay and circled ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»
3
7 Critical Questions Every Student Asks Themself When They Apply …
Applying to college early decision is like signing a contract. If the school admits you, you're obligated to attend their university whether you like it or not. «MTV.com, Nov 14»
4
'If I can stop one young driver killing themself, it's job done' – How …
'If I can stop one young driver killing themself, it's job done' – How niece's death sparked Norwich man's career change. 12:26 07 August 2014. Mark Shields. «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Aug 14»
5
Mark Hohmeister: Let's test a new word: 'themself'
Some uses were simply horrific ("The numbers speak for themself"), but other writers used the word to fill that need for that genderless singular pronoun:. «Tallahassee.com, Jun 14»
6
Serj Tankian called on people of Turkey to find themself
YEREVAN, APRIL 22, ARMENPRESS. Both Armenians and Turks deserve to have such leaders and governments, that are truly egalitarian, democratic and ... «Armenpress.am, Apr 14»
7
Elders distance themselves from Githabul 'deal' with Metgasco
MEMBERS of the local Githabul tribe have distanced themself from calls by the chairman of their native title corporation to join forces with the gas industry. «Northern Star, Feb 14»
8
Terry Moore launches Rachel Rising murder competition
The winning fan will get to see themself murdered by 10-year old serial killer Zoe in the pages of his self-published comic. Rachel Rising's Kill Me Zoe contest. «Digital Spy UK, Jan 14»
9
How does Song Joong-ki and Min ho reflect themself with a watch
[by Kang Jung yeon] On Wendesday and Thursday, two dramas are tense lately. One is Innocent Man and the other is For You in Full Blossoms. Since those two ... «Yahoo! Philippines News, Oct 12»
10
Facebook 'gender policy' has grammar in mind
After years of grammatical "themself" limbo, social network decides to request that its members specify whether they're male or female, still letting transgendered ... «CNET News, Jun 08»

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