English · Word Candidate

themselves

/ðɛmˈsɛlvz/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

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).

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

trạng từ phản chiếu của họ

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Pronoun

Examples

They’ve hurt themselves.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

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).

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Trạng từ phản chí của họ, dùng để nhấn mạnh

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Pronoun

Examples

Would whoever stole my phone please make themselves known.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “themselves” mean?

Is “themselves” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.