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Definitions for themselves
ðəmˈsɛlvz, ˌðɛm-them·selves
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themselvespronoun
(the reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun) The people previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition, where the people are also the subject of the verb; also used for emphasis.
themselvespronoun
The person of unspecified gender previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition, where the person is also the subject of the verb; also used for emphasis.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Themselvesnoun
Whatsoever evil befalleth in that, themselves have made themselves worthy to suffer it. Richard Hooker, b. v.
They open to themselves at length the way. John Milton.
Waken children out of sleep with a low call, and give them kind usage till they come perfectly to themselves. John Locke.
Wikipedia
Themselves
Themselves, previously known as Them, is an American hip hop duo based in Oakland, California. It consists of Doseone and Jel. They are also part of Subtle and 13 & God. The duo's first studio album, Them, was included on Fact's "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.
Webster Dictionary
Themselves
the plural of himself, herself, and itself. See Himself, Herself, Itself
Wikidata
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.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Themselves
them-selvz′, pron. pl. of himself, herself, and itself. [Them and self.]
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'themselves' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #371
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'themselves' in Written Corpus Frequency: #671
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of themselves in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of themselves in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of themselves in a Sentence
I'm not influenced by the polls as much as who they are and how they present themselves, it's how motivated they can get people.
I don't understand who would trust someone like that with their children and why would a school open themselves up to liability by keeping an employee who would act like that.
You will never hear me call myself a social entrepreneur. I despise the word. I think it’s silly, we are not helping people; we are helping them by letting them help themselves.
This is a strong trend in Scandinavia in particular, where countries like Norway and Denmark, which have been in NATO for decades, and others, like Sweden and Finland, which are traditionally neutral, are asking themselves: How can we work together if we come under pressure from Russia? and they are asking the U.S.: Will you help us send a message to Moscow?
The insiders wrote the rules of the game to keep themselves in power and in the money, that’s why Bernie Sanders ' supporters’re asking Bernie Sanders ’ voters to join Bernie Sanders ' supporters movement so together Bernie Sanders ' supporters can fix the system for all Americans. Importantly, this includes fixing all of our many disastrous trade deals.
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- أنفسهمArabic
- sichGerman
- τους εαυτούς τουςGreek
- ili memEsperanto
- sí mismosSpanish
- itseFinnish
- seFrench
- iad féinIrish
- अपनेHindi
- diriIndonesian
- loro stessiItalian
- עצמםHebrew
- 自分自身Japanese
- 그들 자신Korean
- sibiLatin
- zichDutch
- dem selvNorwegian
- samiPolish
- si mesmosPortuguese
- самих себяRussian
- తాముTelugu
- саміUkrainian
- Bản thân họVietnamese
- 他们自己Chinese
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