myself

Meaning

1. (pronoun, reflexive) Me, as direct or indirect object the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition, when the speaker is also the subject.
2. Personally, for my part; used in apposition to I, sometimes for simple emphasis and sometimes with implicit exclusion of any others performing the activity described.
3. In my normal state of body or mind.
4. (proscribed) Me, as the object of a verb or preposition without a reflexive trigger. Sometimes used for intensifying the pronoun of oneself.
5. (archaic, proscribed) I (as the subject of a verb).
6. (India, Pakistan, nonstandard) my name is...

Synonyms

I

me

himself

yourself

first person pronoun

oneself

herself

itself

themselves

yourselves

ourselves

self

thyself

for myself

singular

neutral

by myself

mine

first person

i

on my own

equal

to me

-self

same

reflexive pronoun

Translations

moi-même

mezelf

mijzelf

sich

mi

εγώ ο ίδιος

me

mich

ikzelf

egomet

eu mesma

selbst

me

ich selbst

io stesso

Pronounced as (IPA)

/maɪˈsɛlf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: myself

Inherited from Old English: mē selfum

Cognate with Scots: mysel

In summary

From Middle English myself, meself, from Old English mē selfum and similar phrases, equivalent to me + self, later partly reinterpreted as my + self / -self. Cognate with Scots mysel, mysell (“myself”), West Frisian mysels (“myself”), Dutch mijzelf (“myself”), German mich selbst, mir selbst (“myself”), Norwegian Bokmål meg selv (“myself”).

Sentences

I myself heard nothing of that .

For about six years I managed to control myself .

Used to hunt rabbits there myself .

I don't want anything for myself .