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themself

/ðɛmˈsɛlf/

Meanings
pronoun
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).

Examples :

"Anyone who wants a car like mine can buy one themself."
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Illustration mentioned

mentioned verb

/ˈmɛnʃənd/

To make a short reference to something.

"She mentioned that she had a doctor's appointment this afternoon. "

Illustration preposition

preposition noun

/ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/ /ˈpɹiːpəˌzɪʃən/

(grammar, strict sense) Any of a class of non-inflecting words typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.

"Understanding what a preposition is helps students identify the function of words like "on," "in," and "at" within a sentence. "

Illustration reflexive

reflexive adjective

/ɹəˈflɛksɪv/

That reflects, or redirects back to the source.

"Mirrors are reflective."

Illustration personal

personal noun

/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/ /ˈpɜɹ.sən.əl/

An advertisement by which individuals attempt to meet others with similar interests.

"The online personal for finding a book club partner was very popular among students. "

Illustration themselves

themselves pronoun

/ðəmˈsɛlvz/

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 are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves."

Illustration emphasis

emphasis noun

/ˈɛmfəsɪs/

Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.

"He paused for emphasis before saying who had won."

Illustration following

following verb

/ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/ /ˈfɑloʊɪŋ/

To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.

"Follow that car!"

Illustration everyone

everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

Every person.

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

Illustration climbing

climbing verb

/ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ/

To ascend; rise; to go up.

"Prices climbed steeply."

Illustration pronoun

pronoun noun

/ˈpɹəʊnaʊn/ /ˈpɹoʊ.naʊn/

(grammar) A type of noun that refers anaphorically to another noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective. English examples include I, you, him, who, me, my, each other.

"My favorite pronoun is "we," as it often refers to my family and me. "

Illustration previously

previously adverb

/ˈpɹiːvi.əsli/ /ˈpɹivi.əsli/

(with present-tense constructions) First; beforehand, in advance.

"Previously, I had planned to study for the math test on Saturday. "

Illustration singular

singular noun

/ˈsɪŋɡjʊlə/ /ˈsɪŋɡjəlɚ/

(grammar) A form of a word that refers to only one person or thing.

"In English grammar, "dog" is the singular of "dogs." "