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themselves
/ðəmˈselvz/

themselves

🇺🇸 American English
/ðəmˈsɛlvz/
🇬🇧 British English
/ðəmˈselvz/
🇷🇺 Russian
[sʲɪˈbʲa; ˈsamʲɪ]
Meaning of themselves

the reflexive form of 'they'

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themselves

When to use themselves

themselves

Игроки винили сами себя.

themselves politely

Они вежливо представились сами.

themselves usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Игроки винили сами себя.

The players blamed themselves.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Они вежливо представились сами.

They introduced themselves politely.

Similar words

themselves

the reflexive form used when 'they' refers back to the same people or things

each other

used for two or more people or things doing something to one another

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itоно
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🇬🇧English
themselves

the reflexive form used when 'they' refers back to the same people or things

A1Very Often

They blamed themselves for the mistake.

Они винили себя в ошибке.

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🇬🇧English
each other

used for two or more people or things doing something to one another

A1Very Often

They help each other every day.

Они помогают друг другу каждый день.

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How to pronounce themselves and what this word means

themselves translation: сами. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce themselves

/ðəmˈselvz/

themselves translation

сами

themselves examples

The players blamed themselves.

themselves transcription

/ðəmˈselvz/, /ðəmˈsɛlvz/

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themselves meaning: what does it mean?

the reflexive form of 'they'

themselves pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

themselves is pronounced as /ðəmˈselvz/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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The players blamed themselves. Translation: Игроки винили сами себя.

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