themselves
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).
Pronoun 2 meanings
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’ve hurt themselves.”
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).
“Would whoever stole my phone please make themselves known.”
Etymology
Morphologically them + -selves.
Similar and opposite words
THEMSELVES at a glance
THEMSELVES has 10 letters and scores 18 points in Scrabble (T 1 + H 4 + E 1 + M 3 + S 1 + E 1 + L 1 + V 4 + E 1 + S 1) and 20 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #689 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with themselves
All rhymes- LIVES8
- GIVES9
- LEAVES9
- LOVES8
- OURSELVES12
- MOVES10
- REPRESENTATIVES20
- BELIEVES13
- SERVES9
- WAVES11
- DESERVES12
- INVOLVES14
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