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Meaning of "themselves" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THEMSELVES

themselves  [ðəmˈsɛlvz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THEMSELVES

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

WHAT DOES THEMSELVES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Themselves

Themselves is an underground hip hop duo based in Oakland, California. It consists of rapper Doseone and producer Jel. Dax Pierson, from the affiliated group Subtle, has played keyboards for the group. However, he is not considered an official member. To date, Themselves has released three albums and two singles on Anticon, as well as being featured on multiple compilations.

Definition of themselves in the English dictionary

The first definition of themselves in the dictionary is the reflexive form of they or them. Other definition of themselves is their normal or usual selves. Themselves is also Also: themself a reflexive form of an indefinite antecedent such as one, whoever, or anybody.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THEMSELVES


elves
ɛlvz
ourselves
aʊəˈsɛlvz
selves
sɛlvz
shelves
ʃɛlvz
wolves
wʊlvz
yourselves
ˈjɔːsɛlvz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THEMSELVES

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE THEMSELVES

aardwolves
by halves
by yourselves
calves
go halves
halves
Ilves
mooncalves
pelves
strandwolves
throw to the wolves
werewolves

Synonyms and antonyms of themselves in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «themselves» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THEMSELVES

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

Translator English - Chinese

他们自己
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

se
570 millions of speakers

English

themselves
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खुद को
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أَنْفُسُهُم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

себя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

eles mesmos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিজেদের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

eux-mêmes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Diri sendiri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sie selbst
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

彼ら自身
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그들 자신
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Piyambakipun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự họ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தங்களை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वत: ला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kendilerini
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

loro stessi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

siebie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

себе
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înșiși
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτοί οι ίδιοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hulself
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sig själva
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

seg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of themselves

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THEMSELVES»

The term «themselves» is very widely used and occupies the 3.181 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THEMSELVES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «themselves» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «themselves» 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 themselves

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10 QUOTES WITH «THEMSELVES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word themselves.
1
Kate Adie
It's totally mistaken to suppose that an armed escort is going to give a journalist any protection - on the contrary, journalists who turn up surrounded by armed personnel are just turning themselves into targets and in even worse danger.
2
Nigel Barker
I'm happy to help Crest Whitestrips on their mission to inspire photographers everywhere to capture smile moments and would encourage aspiring photographers to express themselves through their photos.
3
William Bartram
My progress was rendered delightful by the sylvan elegance of the groves, chearful meadows, and high distant forests, which in grand order presented themselves to view.
4
Ulrich Beck
Western countries in particular can today no longer be separated from Muslim societies, because they have them within themselves. They are themselves internally globalized.
5
Ashley Benson
Boys like it when you're mean. That's what I'm best at. I make them feel so bad about themselves, all out of fun.
6
Lionel Blue
The real evidence is not practically speaking in scholarship but in how Jesus and the Christianity based on him manifest themselves in the lives of practising Christians. Their lives are the proofs of their beliefs.
7
Emily Bronte
Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves.
8
Joseph Conrad
Who knows what true loneliness is - not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it wears a mask. The most miserable outcast hugs some memory or some illusion.
9
Paula Danziger
I think my books talk about kids learning to like and respect themselves and each other. You can't write a message book; you just tell the best story you know how to tell.
10
Paul Davies
Scientists are slowly waking up to an inconvenient truth - the universe looks suspiciously like a fix. The issue concerns the very laws of nature themselves.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THEMSELVES»

Discover the use of themselves in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to themselves and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Women who Hurt Themselves: A Book of Hope and Understanding
A study of women who harm themselves through self-mutilation, eating disorders, and other forms of chronic injury introduces a three-stage therapeutic program designed to help women free themselves from their anguish and find healing.
Dusty Miller, 2005
2
The People Themselves: Popular Constitutionalism and ...
This book makes the radical claim that rather than interpreting the Constitution from on high, the Court should be reflecting popular will--or the wishes of the people themselves.
Larry D. Kramer, Larry Kramer, 2004
3
Raising Children Who Think for Themselves: Easyread Super ...
How many of us liken parenthood to a perilous journey?
Elisa Medhus, 2009
4
Animal Defenses: How Animals Protect Themselves
Describes how animals use a variety of different techniques as a means of protection, including using camouflage coloring, hiding in burrows or the sand, using protective shells, spines, or bones, and living in groups.
Etta Kaner, 1999
5
Symbols that Stand for Themselves
This important new work by Roy Wagner is about the autonomy of symbols and their role in creating culture.
Roy Wagner, 1986
6
Great Contemporary Pianists Speak for Themselves
Revealing interviews with Arrau, Brendel, de Larrocha, Gilels, Horowitz, Tureck, Watts, 18 other artists. Intimate look at the concert scene and the life of a concert pianist. Introduction by Sir George Solti. Includes 51 photographs.
Elyse Mach, 1991
7
The People who Own Themselves: Aboriginal Ethnogenesis in a ...
With a unique how-to appendix for Metis genealogical reconstruction, this book will be of interest to Metis wanting to research their own genealogy and to scholars engaged in the reconstruction of Metis ethnic identity.
Heather Devine, 2004
8
The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves--and why ...
Argues that the late Kim Jong Il guided his regime through a paranoid, race-based nationalism with roots in Japanese fascist thought, in an account originally presented to the U.S. State Department.
B. R. Myers, 2011
9
I'm Not Good Enough ... and Other Lies Women Tell Themselves
In this book, Sharon looks at the common lies women tell themselves and shows them how they can replace those lies with Truth.
Sharon Jaynes, 2009
10
They Called Themselves the K.K.K.: The Birth of an American ...
Uses personal accounts unearthed from oral histories, congressional documents, and diaries, to unveil the creation of the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tennessee, and its spread across the American South.
Susan Campbell Bartoletti, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THEMSELVES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term themselves is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Republicans Brought the Trump Circus On Themselves
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is pictured at a news conference near the U.S.-Mexico border outside of Laredo, Texas July 23, 2015. «Newsweek, Jul 15»
2
Rich People Are Using Cryotherapy To Freeze Themselves Skinny
Rich People Are Using Cryotherapy To Freeze Themselves Skinny 1. Are we sure this isn't a pic of Seth Rogen in his new sit-in vaporizer? RandyVelardesBum. «Deadspin, Jul 15»
3
How security experts protect themselves online
One strategy is to mimic how security experts watch out for themselves. And luckily, a new paper from researchers at Google outlines some of the steps they take ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
People Who Talk To Themselves Aren't Crazy, They're Actually …
Crazy people talk to themselves, right? They're conversing with the voices inside their heads. If you're yammering on to nobody, everyone thinks you're a mental ... «Elite Daily, Jul 15»
5
Hikikomori: Japanese men locking themselves in their bedrooms for …
It is one of the biggest social and health problems facing Japan - about 1 million people, mostly men, have locked themselves in their bedrooms and will not ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
6
More Caregivers Are No Spring Chickens Themselves
Gail Schwartz wants to keep her 85-year-old husband out of a nursing home as long as she can, but it isn't easy. Because David Schwartz, a retired lawyer, has ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
7
The Nets Focus on Themselves, Not the Knicks
Two days before the recent N.B.A. draft, the Nets hosted a tour of their new training ground — the Hospital for Special Surgery Training Center in the Sunset Park ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
8
Dems: High court 'saved' Republicans 'from themselves'
"The Republicans have just been saved from themselves by the Supreme Court of the United States." Ryan (R-Wis.), the Ways and Means chairman, is among ... «The Hill, Jun 15»
9
The future: Airplanes that fix themselves?
(CNN) It may sound like a line from a sci-fi novel, but scientists believe that in the near future airplane wings will be able to fix themselves on the go. A team from ... «CNN, Jun 15»
10
Have Turkish Voters Made Themselves Heard?
rfdturkey Supporters of the main Kurdish party in Turkey celebrated in Diyarbakir over their electoral gains. Sedat Suna/European Pressphoto Agency. President ... «New York Times, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Themselves [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/themselves>. Apr 2024 ».
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