myself

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Pronoun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From my and -self.

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the English reflexive pronouns

singular 1st myself 2nd yourself, thyself 3rd himself/herself/itself/oneself plural 1st ourselves 2nd yourselves, thyselves 3rd themselves

• IPA: /maɪˈsɛɫf/, SAMPA: /maI"sElf/
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• Rhymes: -ɛlf
• Hyphenation: my‧self

[edit] Pronoun

myself (reflexive case of I)

1. (reflexive) me; the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition, when the speaker is also the subject

   I taught myself.

2. I; used as an intensifier, especially to indicate that the speaker alone fulfills the predicate

   I taught him myself.

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[edit] Noun

myself (plural ourselves)

1. that being which is oneself

   I am not myself today.

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