Themselves vs Itself - What's the difference?
themselves | itself |
or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).
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, title= The single person previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).
* 1611 , King James Bible , :
(reflexive) it; (A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject)
(emphatic) it;
Itself is a related term of themselves.
As pronouns the difference between themselves and itself
is that themselves is The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals, or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition also used for emphasis while itself is it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subjectthemselves
English
Pronoun
- (reflexively):
- (after a preposition):
- (for emphasis):
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=The preposterous altruism too!
- (reflexively):
- (after a preposition):
- (for emphasis):
- Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves .
Usage notes
* Regarding the use of singular themselves , see they .Synonyms
* (singular) themself (non-gender-specific) * (singular) himself, herself (gender-specific)See also
(English personal pronouns)itself
English
Pronoun
- The door closed by itself
- The door itself is quite heavy.