themselves

🇺🇸 /ðəmˈselvz/ 🇬🇧 /ðəmˈselvz/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP500Oxford3000CEFR-A2
pronoun
A2

used when people or things do something to or for themselves

The children taught themselves how to swim by watching videos.

A2

used to refer to a person when their gender is not known or specified

Each person should decide for themselves what to do.

B1

used to emphasize they or a group of people

The leaders themselves admitted the mistake was theirs.

translation

pron. used when people or things do something to or for themselves; used to refer to a person when their gender is not known or specified; used to emphasize they or a group of people