Themselves (pronoun)

Used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to the people or things previously mentioned as the subject of the clause.

Origin:

From the old english themseluen.

Examples:

  1. They did it themselves.
  2. The students will present their projects themselves.
  3. They prepared the meal themselves.
  4. The parents are responsible for their children themselves.
  5. They themselves are the ones who have to decide.
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