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themselves

themselves

Meaning of themselves

the reflexive form of 'they'

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British English/ðəmˈselvz/
American English/ðəmˈsɛlvz/
Russian transcription[sʲɪˈbʲa; ˈsamʲɪ]
themselves
themselves - сами
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themselves with Russian translation

themselves usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Игроки винили сами себя.

The players blamed themselves.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Они вежливо представились сами.

They introduced themselves politely.

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themselvesсами
Iя
youты
heон
sheона
itоно
weмы

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🇬🇧English
themselves

the reflexive form used when 'they' refers back to the same people or things

A1Very Often

They blamed themselves for the mistake.

Они винили себя в ошибке.

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🇬🇧English
each other

used for two or more people or things doing something to one another

A1Very Often

They help each other every day.

Они помогают друг другу каждый день.

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themselves translation: сами. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce themselves

/ðəmˈselvz/

themselves translation

сами

themselves examples

The players blamed themselves.

themselves transcription

/ðəmˈselvz/, /ðəmˈsɛlvz/

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themselves meaning: what does it mean?

the reflexive form of 'they'

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themselves is pronounced as /ðəmˈselvz/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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The players blamed themselves. Translation: Игроки винили сами себя.

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