Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Used to emphasize or refer to a group of people as the object of a verb or preposition when they are the same group as the subject of the verb.
Themselves
/ðəmˈselvz/Synonyms:
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Examples:
The girls have one room to themselves.
They were all giggling and enjoying themselves tremendously.
People like to talk about themselves.
Etymology:
Derived from the Middle English word "thamselves," which combines "them" (Old Norse "þeim") as a plural of "himself" (from Old English) and "self," meaning one's own person.
Usage Statistics:
190 mentions per 1 million words 
Hint: Frequency according to COCA
Very Often
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