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Definition of Myself
1. pron. 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.
Definition of Myself
1. Pronoun. (reflexive) Me, as direct or indirect object (non-gloss definition the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition, when the speaker is also the subject). (defdate from 9th c.) ¹
2. Pronoun. Personally, for my part; used in apposition to (term I), sometimes for simple emphasis and sometimes with implicit exclusion of any others performing the activity described. (defdate from 10th c.) ¹
3. Pronoun. Me (as the object of a verb or preposition). (defdate from 10th c.) ¹
4. Pronoun. (archaic) I (as the subject of a verb). (defdate from 14th c.) ¹
5. Noun. that being which is oneself ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Myself
1. a form of the 1st person sing. pronoun [pron]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Myself
Literary usage of Myself
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"I think nobody can justly accuse me of sparing myself upon any occasion, ...
It was as much as I could bear myself. Sitting and calling to Pug, ..."
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