themselves

Meaning

1. (pronoun, reflexive, third-person) 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).
2. (pronoun, reflexive, third-person) 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).

Synonyms

herself

itself

himself

ourselves

yourselves

yourself

oneself

myself

each other

they

them

reflexive pronoun

alone

only

self

several

theirs

thyself

many

Translations

eux-mêmes

sich

zich

se

εαυτούς

αυτοί οι ίδιοι

ellos mismos

zichzelf

ello mismos

elles-mêmes

selbst

sich selbst

xwe

eles mesmos

eux

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ðɛmˈsɛlvz/

Etymology

Morphologically them + -selves.

Sentences

This captures at least one sense of saying that the claims themselves are underdetermined .