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themselves

them·selves

themselves

 
pronunciation:
them selvz [or] thm selvz
part of speech: plural pronoun
definition 1: used to emphasize the importance of "they."
They built the barn themselves.
definition 2: their own selves (used to show that an action is done to the same people who are doing the action).
Cats keep themselves clean.
definition 3: their usual, healthy, or true selves.
After a nice vacation, they are feeling themselves again.