Meaning

2 senses
  1. (pronoun, reflexive, third person)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.

    They fought among themselves.

    sich

    себя́sebjá, они́ са́миoní sámi

    себе́sebé, вони́ сами́voný samý, вони́ самі́voný samí

  2. (pronoun, reflexive, third person)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.

    I don't want anyone to fight among themselves.

    себя́sebjá

Examples

3428 sentences
  1. They enjoyed themselves at the party.

    Вони насолоджувалися вечіркою. — deniko

  2. Heaven helps those who help themselves.

    Небеса допомагають тим, хто допомагає собі сам. — oromashka

  3. Tom and Mary never talk about themselves.

    Том та Мері ніколи не говорять про себе. — deniko

  4. Tom and Mary killed themselves.

    Том та Мері покінчили з собою. — deniko

    ruТом и Мэри убили себя. — odexed

    deTom und Maria haben sich umgebracht. — wolfgangth

  5. They're doing it by themselves.

    Вони роблять це самі. — older

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
the reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun:
emphatic: they:
Русский
By meaning 2
the reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun:
emphatic: they:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun:

Origin

Morphologically them + -selves.

Morphologically them + -selves.

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Synonyms

6 synonyms

Word family

24 related words

Collocations

11 patterns
  • that by themselves
  • care of themselves
  • enjoying themselves
  • to express themselves
  • be enjoying themselves
  • themselves in the
  • behave themselves
  • killed themselves
  • among themselves
  • express themselves
  • do that themselves

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
themselves — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto