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my·self
 myself
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- pronunciation:
- maI
self
| part of speech: |
pronoun |
| inflections: |
ourselves |
| definition 1: |
If you say, "I myself will choose the color for my room," you are saying that you will be the the one person who will choose the color and nobody else. Saying "myself" gives greater strength and importance to the word "I." In sentences like this, we often put the word "myself" at the end of the sentence ("I will choose the color myself"), but it has the same meaning.
I thought I heard someone at the door, but no one else heard anything, so I myself went to check it.The little boy said "I put on my shoes myself!" He was very proud of what he did. |
| definition 2: |
If you say "I can see myself in the mirror," it means that you can see someone in the mirror and that person is you.
I accidentally cut myself with scissors.I had trouble dressing myself after I broke my arm. |
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