themselfpronoun
/ðəmˈself//ðəmˈself/not standardused when the subject of the verb is "they" used as a singular pronoun, or a single person who could be any sex, and the object is the same person:
It's all about letting someone be themself.
used for emphasis when the subject is "they" used as a singular pronoun, or a single person who could be any sex:
Each parent/child relationship is different and the only expert on that specific child is the parent themself.
More examples
- If someone wants a chance to push themself, they should be able to.
- Seeing how someone thinks and expresses themself has always been the big attraction for me.
- You won't be the first or last man or woman who gets themself involved in a holiday romance.
- The reader has to decide for themself how to approach these parallel texts.
- The person themself has to interact with the piece to appreciate it fully.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: reflexive forms
- auto
- herself
- himself
- itself
- myself
- oneself
- ourselves
- per se
- reflexive
- self
- themselves
- thyself
- yourself
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Linguistics: personal pronouns