themselves

pronoun
them·selves
/ðɛmˈsɛlvz/

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.

Example

“They’ve hurt themselves.”

Other meanings

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.
“Would whoever stole my phone please make themselves known.”

Example sentences

“People can really only do that for themselves.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“They sacrificed themselves for the cause.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
“Never once did they doubt themselves.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “themselves” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.