Themselves is not a word

1. Themselves is the standard, correct version and occurs more than 3,000 times more frequently than theirselves.
2. Theirselves is rare in spoken English and incredibly rare in written English.

When to use themselves in a sentence?

You use themselves to refer to people, animals, or things when the object of a verb or preposition refers to the same people or things as the subject of the verb. They all seemed to be enjoying themselves. You use themselves to emphasize the people or things that you are referring to.

How do you use they themselves in a sentence?

Men may say that they themselves would wish to have done it. They themselves reached camp between eight and nine at night. Force was their own law, and by this must they themselves have been ruled. They themselves were far too simple and too stupid to be dangerously criminal.

Can I say themself?

Now that we can use the singular they, we have a new question: themself or themselves? In some instances, the singular themself is now acceptable. It’s not covered in the singular they entry, and the primary advice in the Q&A section is to avoid themself by rewriting your sentence. …

Is their plural or singular?

Using the plural pronoun to refer to a single person of unspecified gender is an old and honorable pattern in English, not a newfangled bit of degeneracy or a politically correct plot to avoid sexism (though it often serves the latter purpose).

Does they themselves make sense?

Themselves is a reflexive pronoun, and in the phrase they themselves, it is an intensive form, which is always treated as a restrictive appositive that is not offset with a comma. Note that they all have reflexive and intensive forms which depends on where they are in the sentence.

Is themself a word now?

Is it ever okay to say ‘themself’? As singular they becomes more widely accepted—and increasingly adopted formally by even traditional news outlets—the reflexive pronoun that logically goes with it is gaining traction too. As singular ‘they’ becomes more popular, ‘themself’ is also gaining traction.

What is the plural form of self?

noun, plural selves [selvz].

How do you write theirs?

The idea that theirs needs an apostrophe comes out of the fact that on virtually every other word, ‘s indicates possession, so English speakers sometimes think theirs should be spelled their’s. However, this is always incorrect – theirs is the only correct spelling.

Can I use their as singular?

Singular they is the use in English of the pronoun they or its inflected or derivative forms, them, their, theirs, and themselves (or themself), as an epicene (gender-neutral) singular pronoun. It typically occurs with an unspecified antecedent, in sentences such as: «Somebody left their umbrella in the office.

Can we be used as singular?

But the usual problems arise: ‘his’ and its associates (‘he’, ‘him’, ‘himself’) are predominantly associated with maleness, while ‘his or her’ and its associates are pretty stilted. Singular ‘we’ is the natural solution. So natural, in fact, that complaints about it – or even mentions of it – are rare.

What part of speech is themself?

Themself is a reflexive pronoun, being a reflexive form of they. used instead of ‘himself’ or ‘herself’ for referring back to the subject of a sentence, especially when the subject is a word such as ‘everyone’, ‘someone’, or ‘anyone’.

Do you put a comma before yourself?

Himself is a reflexive or «self ‘ pronouns used to intensify or accent the noun it precedes. No commas around it.

Does I myself need a comma?

When a reflexive pronoun such as “herself” is used like this, it is not set off with commas. For example, “I myself wouldn’t buy that book.” This makes answer choice C incorrect. Answer choices A and D are also incorrect because they put a single comma between the subject and its verb, which should never happen.

Is there a comma between you yourself?

Should there be a comma after ‘you’? Yes, it’s there to suggest the reader one break while reading. I hope you do not forget that you, yourself, are answerable to your actions. Sometimes comma is used obligatorily, and someetimes it’s optional.

What kind of word is themselves?

Themselves is a reflexive pronoun, being a reflexive form of they.

How do you use theirs in a sentence?

Theirs sentence example

Where do we use theirs?

language note: Theirs is the third person plural possessive pronoun. You use theirs to indicate that something belongs or relates to the group of people, animals, or things that you are talking about. There was a big group of a dozen people at the table next to theirs.

How do you use the word mine in a sentence?

Mine sentence example

When to use theirs or its?

(Its is replacing the company’s name.) You would only use “their” when the noun it is replacing is plural. The managers offered all their employees a bonus. (Their is replacing the managers.)

Contents

• 1 What is the Difference Between Themselves and Theirselves?
• 2 When to Use Themselves
• 3 When to Use Theirselves
• 4 Trick to Remember the Difference
• 5 Summary

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  themselves
  
  

  themselves [ðǝmˊselvz]

  pron

  2)

  refl.

  себя́, -ся; себе́;

  Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > themselves

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  themselves
  
  

  Персональный Сократ > themselves

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  themselves
  
  

  [ðəmʹselvz]

  1. себя, себе, собой, -сь, -ся ()

  the boys hurt themselves sliding downhill — съезжая с горы, мальчики ушиблись

  they’re going to buy themselves a new car — они собираются приобрести новую машину

  they think of nobody but themselves — они ни о ком, кроме себя, не думают

  (all) by themselves — а) одни; they lived by themselves there — они там жили одни; б) сами, одни, без посторонней помощи; they did it by themselves — они сделали это сами /самостоятельно/

  nobody could blame themselves if… — никто не может винить себя, если…

  1) сами ()

  the teachers themselves said the test was too hard — (даже) сами преподаватели говорили, что контрольная была слишком трудной

  they want to see for themselves — они хотят сами убедиться /удостовериться/

  it was hard to remember how themselves sat in fear of their persons — (им) было трудно вспоминать, как они сидели в страхе за самих себя

  they were not themselves for some time — некоторое время они не могли прийти в себя

  they keep themselves to themselves — они ведут замкнутый образ жизни; они ни с кем не встречаются

  НБАРС > themselves

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  themselves
  
  

  [ðəmˈselvz]

  elect from among themselves выбирать из своей среды themselves pron emph. сами; they built the house themselves они сами построили дом themselves pron refl. себя, себе; they wash themselves они моются; they have built themselves a house они выстроили себе дом themselves pron emph. сами; they built the house themselves они сами построили дом themselves pron refl. себя, себе; they wash themselves они моются; they have built themselves a house они выстроили себе дом themselves pron refl. себя, себе; they wash themselves они моются; they have built themselves a house они выстроили себе дом

  English-Russian short dictionary > themselves

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  themselves
  
  

  ðəmˈselvz мест.;
  возвр.
  1) себя;
  себе They did not behave themselves well. ≈ Они плохо вели себя.
  2) усил. сами
  себя, себе, собой, — сь, -ся — the boys hurt * sliding downhill съезжая с горы, мальчики ушиблись — they were ashamed of * им было стыдно за себя — they have to attend to * они должны сами себя обслуживать — they were whispering among * они шушукались между собой — they’re going to buy * a new car они собираются приобрести новую машину — they think of nobody but * они ни о ком, кроме себя, не думают — (all) by * одни — they lived by * there они там жили одни сами, одни, без посторонней помощи — they did it by * они сделали это сами (с неопределенными местоимениями вм. himself) (разговорное) себя — nobody could blame * if… никто не может винить себя, если… сами — the teachers * said the test was too hard (даже) сами преподаватели говорили, что контрольная была слишком трудной — they want to see for * они хотят сами убедиться( устаревшее) они — it was hard to remember how * sat in fear of their persons (им) было трудно вспоминать, как они сидели в страхе засамих себя > they were not * for some time некоторое время они не могли прийти в себя > they keep * to * они ведут замкнутый образ жизни;
  они ни с кем не встречаются
  elect from among ~ выбирать из своей среды
  themselves pron emph. сами;
  they built the house themselves они сами построили дом ~ pron refl. себя, себе;
  they wash themselves они моются;
  they have built themselves a house они выстроили себе дом
  themselves pron emph. сами;
  they built the house themselves они сами построили дом
  ~ pron refl. себя, себе;
  they wash themselves они моются;
  they have built themselves a house они выстроили себе дом
  ~ pron refl. себя, себе;
  they wash themselves они моются;
  they have built themselves a house они выстроили себе дом

  Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > themselves

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  themselves
  
  

  English-Russian combinatory dictionary > themselves

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  themselves
  
  

  pron.

  1) себя; себе; they wash themselves они моются; they have built themselves a house они выстроили себе дом

  2) (emph.) сами; they built the house themselves они сами построили дом

  * * *

  1 (0) сами по себе

  * * *

  * * *

  [them·selves || ðəm’selvz]
  они сами

  * * *

  непосредственно

  себе

  себя

  ся

  * * *

  мест.; возвр.
  1) себя
  2) усил. сами

  Новый англо-русский словарь > themselves

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  themselves
  
  

  сами
  местоимение:

  себе (himself, yourself, itself, themselves, myself, ourselves)

  сами (themselves, yourself, ourselves)

  Англо-русский синонимический словарь > themselves

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  themselves
  
  

  1. сам; себя; он

  2. себя; сами

  English-Russian base dictionary > themselves

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  themselves
  
  

  [ðəm’selvz]

  мест.

  1) себя, себе, собой; -сь

  They did not behave themselves well. — Они вели себя не очень хорошо.

  They did it themselves. — Они сделали это сами.

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  Gram:

  [ref dict=»LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)»]Reflexive pronouns[/ref]

  Англо-русский современный словарь > themselves

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  themselves
  
  

  [ðəm’selvz]

  1) Общая лексика: их самих, они сами, сами , сами по себе, себе, себя, собственными силами

  Универсальный англо-русский словарь > themselves

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  themselves
  
  

  The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > themselves

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  themselves
  
  

  English-Russian big medical dictionary > themselves

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  themselves
  
  

  [ð(ə)m`selvz]

  себя; себе

  сами

  Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > themselves

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  themselves
  
  

  возвратное местоимение они сами, сами себя, сами собой
  (1). Если подлежащее главного и придаточного предложений или подлежащее и дополнение — одно и то же лицо, то дополнение выражается возвратным местоимением, а не формой объектного падежа личного местоимения:

  You want a new hat, go and buy one for yourself/buy yourself one.

  (2). See confuse, .
  (3). See oneself, .

  English-Russian word troubles > themselves

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  themselves
  
  

  English-Russian dictionary of technical terms > themselves

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  themselves
  
  

  непосредственно

  себе

  себя

  ся

  English-Russian smart dictionary > themselves

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  God helps them that help themselves
  
  

  посл.

  ≈ на Бога надейся, а сам не плошай; бережёного Бог бережёт

  Never, never despair, Mr. Aubrey! Heaven helps those who help themselves. (S. Warren, ‘Ten Thousand a Year’, ch. 21) — Никогда, никогда не отчаивайтесь, мистер Обри! Тому, кто сам не плошает, Бог помогает.

  Large English-Russian phrasebook > God helps them that help themselves

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  take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves
  
  

  «береги пенсы, а фунты сами себя сберегут» ; тж. take care of the pence

  Higgins: «…It is these little things that matter, Pickering. Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.» (B. Shaw, ‘Pygmalion’, act II) — Хиггинс: «…Должен вам сказать, Пикеринг, что все эти мелочи чрезвычайно существенны. «Берегите пенсы, а уж фунты сами себя сберегут» — эта пословица так же справедлива для формирования личности, как и для накопления капитала.»

  Large English-Russian phrasebook > take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves

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  before committing themselves
  
  

  перед тем, как взять на себя обязательства,

  English-Russian big medical dictionary > before committing themselves