theirself
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Northumbria/ˈðɐ.sɛl/
theirself is the alternative form of themselves.
Meaning of themselves
Pronoun
themselves (third-person, reflexive of they)
- The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals, or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).
- They’ve hurt themselves.
- The reflexive case of they, the third-person singular personal pronoun. The single person previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).
- Would whoever stole my phone please make themselves known.
Origin of theirself
From their + -self, patterned on e.g. myself, ourself/ourselves and herself (construed as being formed from adjectival her).
Words that rhyme with theirself
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- yourself
- atself
- Godself
- Guelph
- hirself
- it self
- m'self
- themself
- xyrself
- zirself
- -self
- Belf
- Chelf
- coself
- eirself
- emself
- Guelf
- Helf
- hisself
- hitself
- ittself
- know thyself
- meself
- off-the-shelf
- one's self
- oneself
- perself
- Relph
- theeself
- theyself
- thonself
- thyself
- xemself
- y'allself
- yerself
- yo'self
- yoself
- youself
Questions about theirself
- What is theirself the alternative form of?
- Theirself is the alternative form of themselves.
- How do you pronounce theirself?
- Theirself is pronounced /ˈðɐ.sɛl/ (Northumbria).
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