Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.
themself — The standard reflexive form of they and them is themselves (as in The children have hurt themselves), but a form themself is recorded (with plural reference) from the 14c to the 16c, when it fell out of use. In the 1980s it was rediscovered in… … Modern English usage
themself — ► PRONOUN (third person sing. ) informal ▪ used instead of ‘himself’ or ‘herself’ to refer to a person of unspecified sex. USAGE The standard reflexive form corresponding to they and them is themselves, as in they can do it themselves. The… … English terms dictionary
themself — themselfˈ pronoun (informal; unrecognized in standard English) Introduced as a sing pronoun to avoid ↑himself or ↑herself when the sex of the person is unspecified • • • Main Entry: ↑themselves … Useful english dictionary
themself — [[t]ðəmse̱lf[/t]] PRON REFL: v PRON, prep PRON Themself is sometimes used instead of themselves when it clearly refers to a singular subject. Some people consider this use to be incorrect. No one perceived themself to be in a position to hire… … English dictionary
themself — pronoun [third person singular] informal used instead of ‘himself’ or ‘herself’ to refer to a person of unspecified sex. Usage The standard reflexive form corresponding to they and them is themselves. The singular form themself has been used… … English new terms dictionary
themself — them|self [ ðəm self ] pronoun 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,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
themself — UK [ðəmˈself] / US pronoun Summary: 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 ,… … English dictionary
themself — pronoun /ˈðɛmˌsɛlf/ Reflexive and emphatic form of them when them is used as a non gender specific singular pronoun (singular they). Someone has hurt themself. Syn: himself, herself, themselves, thonself, xirself, eirself … Wiktionary
give smb enough rope and they will hang themself — give someone enough time and freedom to do what they want and they will make a mistake or get into trouble and be caught Don t worry about trying to control him. If you give him enough rope he will hang himself … Idioms and examples
theirself / theirselves / themself / themselves — Only themselves is correct as a reflexive or emphatic pronoun: They gave themselves all the credit for the rescue … Confused words
