themselves

pronoun

1. 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).

- (reflexively): They’ve hurt themselves.

- (after a preposition): They fought among themselves.

- (for emphasis): They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves.

2. The reflexive case of they, the third-person singular personal pronoun. The single person previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).

- (reflexively): Would whoever stole my phone please make themselves known.

- (after a preposition): They’ve brought this on themselves.

- (for emphasis): The children did this themselves.