- theirself
- theirself c.1300, variant of themself, with self, originally an inflected adjective, treated as a noun with a meaning "person." Related: Theirselves.
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theirself — /dhair self /, pron. Nonstandard. themselves. Also, theirselves /dhair selvz /. [1250 1300; ME; formed on analogy of MYSELF] * * * theirself, selves see themselves III … Useful english dictionary
theirself — /dhair self /, pron. Nonstandard. themselves. Also, theirselves /dhair selvz /. [1250 1300; ME; formed on analogy of MYSELF] * * * … Universalium
theirself — /ðɛəˈsɛlf/ (say dhair self) pronoun (plural theirselves) (in non standard use) themself …
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
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
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
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
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