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maɪˈsɛlfmy·self
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myself(Noun)
that being which is oneself
I am not myself today.
Etymology: From me (pronoun) + self (pronoun). Later partly reinterpreted as my + self (noun).
myself(Pronoun)
Me, as direct or indirect object .
I taught myself.
Etymology: From me (pronoun) + self (pronoun). Later partly reinterpreted as my + self (noun).
myself(Pronoun)
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.
Etymology: From me (pronoun) + self (pronoun). Later partly reinterpreted as my + self (noun).
myself(Pronoun)
Me (as the object of a verb or preposition).
Etymology: From me (pronoun) + self (pronoun). Later partly reinterpreted as my + self (noun).
myself(Pronoun)
I (as the subject of a verb).
Etymology: From me (pronoun) + self (pronoun). Later partly reinterpreted as my + self (noun).
Webster Dictionary
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
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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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'myself' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #856
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'myself' in Written Corpus Frequency: #544
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of myself in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of myself in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of myself in a Sentence
I know I'm at fault for not exposing myself to people who are different from me and have different points of view.
Moving on from the Army has been a really tough decision, i consider myself incredibly lucky to have had the chance to do some very challenging jobs and have met many fantastic people in the process. ...[T]he experiences I have had over the last 10 years will stay with me for the rest of my life.
My goal is to overall be successful in something I love doing every day, and I feel like the Air Force would give me an opportunity to get a good career going for myself.
Claude Louis Hector de Villars:
God save me from my friends. I can protect myself from my enemies.
I always believe in myself but obviously I want to emphasize the way the team played. We never turned away from the fight, this was only the first match but we are going to believe until the end.
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