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Definition of sí mismas in Spanish English dictionary
- themselves
- The person of unspecified gender previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition, where the person is also the subject of the verb; also used for emphasis
(for emphasis): The children did this themselves.
- (the reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun) The people previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition, where the people are also the subject of the verb; also used for emphasis
(for emphasis): They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves.
- {p} plural their very selves, them alone
- You use themselves to refer to people, animals, or things when the object of a verb or preposition refers to the same people or things as the subject of the verb. They all seemed to be enjoying themselves The men talked amongst themselves
- The plural of himself, herself, and itself
- See Himself, Herself, Itself
- Themselves is the third person plural reflexive pronoun
- You use themselves instead of `himself or herself' to refer back to the person who is the subject of sentence without saying whether it is a man or a woman. Some people think this use is incorrect. What can a patient with emphysema do to help themselves?
- emphasis You use themselves instead of `himself or herself' to emphasize the person you are referring to without saying whether it is a man or a woman. Themselves is also sometimes used as the object of a verb or preposition. Some people think this use is incorrect. Each student makes only one item themselves
- emphasis You use themselves to emphasize the people or things that you are referring to. Themselves is also sometimes used instead of `them' as the object of a verb or preposition. Many mentally ill people are themselves unhappy about the idea of community care
- pron. their selves, their persons