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The reflexive form 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).pronounproscribedreflexive
- Someone could hurt themself.
- Anyone who wants a car like mine can buy one themself.
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Synonym of themselves (the third-person plural).nonstandardproscribedsometimes
- […] and the same is here thought of al men to be so vailable and sufficient, as can be required, accept and take the said commission and dispensation so thankfully, and themself so satisfied with the same, that they repute and think themsel
- Antony.- That fear I much, cousin, too. But thereby shall it well, as I said, appear, that seemed they never so good and virtuous before, and flattered they themself with never so gay a gloss of good and gracious purpose that they kept thei
syn. themselves · theirself · theirselves · himself · herself · thonself · other attested gender-neutral pronouns