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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).pronounreflexivethird-person
- They’ve hurt themselves.
- They fought among themselves.
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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).pronounreflexivethird-person
- Would whoever stole my phone please make themselves known.
- I don't want anyone to fight among themselves.
syn. 'emselves · theirselves · themself · theirself · himself · herself