Definitions for myself
maɪˈsɛlfmy·self

Wiktionary(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. myselfnoun

   that being which is oneself

   I am not myself today.

2. myselfpronoun

   Me, as direct or indirect object .

   I taught myself.

3. myselfpronoun

   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.

4. myselfpronoun

   Me (as the object of a verb or preposition).

5. myselfpronoun

   I (as the subject of a verb).

6. Etymology: From me (pronoun) + self (pronoun). Later partly reinterpreted as my + self (noun).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Myselfnoun

   Etymology: my and self.

   1. An emphatical word added to I: as, I myself do it; that is, not I by proxy; not another.

   As his host,
   I should against his murth’rer shut the door,
   Not bear the knife myself. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   2. The reciprocal of I. in the oblique case.

   They have missed another pain, against which I should have been at a loss to defend myself. Jonathan Swift, Examiner.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Myself

   i or me in person; -- used for emphasis, my own self or person; as I myself will do it; I have done it myself; -- used also instead of me, as the object of the first person of a reflexive verb, without emphasis; as, I will defend myself

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(1.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Myself

   mī-self′, or me-self′, pron. I or me, in person—used for the sake of emphasis and also as the reciprocal of me.

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1. myself

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'myself' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #856

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'myself' in Written Corpus Frequency: #544

How to pronounce myself?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say myself in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of myself in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of myself in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of myself in a Sentence

1. Seneca:

   I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better then the bad.

2. Monica Lewinsky:

   Having survived myself, what I want to do now is help other victims of the shame game survive, too, i want to put my suffering to good use and give purpose to my past.

3. Travis Masterson:

   I tell myself, this isn’t probably as satisfying as it should be, it helps me avoid snacking too much at night.

4. Lead TSA Officer John Killian:

   That’s when I spotted the sparkle and thought to myself, ‘No way that could really be it.’ I walked over and picked it up, the shine caught my eye. I was like, ‘Wow, I just found this diamond!’.

5. Samuel Pepys:

   Thanks be to God. Since my leaving the drinking of wine, I do find myself much better, and do mind my business better, and do spend less money, and less time lost in idle company.

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