Dictionary definitions and meanings of the word myself
This post talks about the dictionary definition and meanings of the English word myself. phonetic, phonetics, origin, meanings
Phonetic
mʌɪˈsɛlf
Phonetics
Text pronounciation: undefined
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Origin of the word
Old English me self, from me1 + self (used adjectivally); the change of me to my occurred in Middle English.
Meanings
Part Of speech
pronoun
Definition
used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself as the object of a verb or preposition when he or she is the subject of the clause.
Example
I hurt myself by accident
Definition
I or me personally (used to emphasize the speaker).
Example
I myself am unsure how this problem should be handled
Definition
used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself; I.
Example
myself presented to him a bronze sword