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themselves

themselves

Meaning of themselves

English

the reflexive form of 'they'

Русский

возвратная форма местоимения «они»; указывает на действие, направленное на них самих

themselves

Pronunciation

British English
/ðəmˈselvz/
American English
/ðəmˈselvz/

themselves with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом themselves

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

9 сочетаний

Самостоятельность и гордость

Independence and pride
by themselves
самостоятельно

The children built the entire cardboard castle by themselves.

Дети самостоятельно построили весь картонный замок.

proud of themselves
гордиться собой

The kids were proud of themselves after the school play.

Дети гордились собой после школьного спектакля.

  • for themselvesдля себя
  • take care of themselvesзаботиться о себе

Общение и отдых

Socializing
enjoy themselves
хорошо проводить время

The guests seemed to enjoy themselves at the barbecue.

Гости, похоже, хорошо проводили время на барбекю.

introduce themselves
представляться

The new roommates introduced themselves before unpacking their bags.

Новые соседи по квартире представились, прежде чем распаковать сумки.

  • among themselvesмежду собой
  • help themselvesугощаться
  • keep to themselvesдержаться особняком

themselves usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The players blamed themselves.

Игроки винили сами себя.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

They are proud of themselves.

Они гордятся собой.

themselves synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between themselves, them, on their own, and each other

them
🇬🇧English

normal object pronoun; themselves when the action returns to them

very often

ENI saw them at the cinema.

O
🇬🇧English
on their own

alone, without help; like by themselves

often

ENThe kids made dinner on their own.

Advanced: broader words

E
🇬🇧English
each other

one another, not reflexive

A1very often

ENThey help each other every day.

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Questions about this word

What does themselves mean?

the reflexive form of 'they'

How do you pronounce themselves?

themselves is pronounced [ðəmˈselvz].

How is themselves used in a sentence?

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

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