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myself definition

my·self (mī self′, mə-)

pronoun

a form of I, used: a) as an intensifier [I saw it myself]b) as a reflexive [I hurt myself]c) with the meaning “my real, true, or normal self” [I am not myself today] (in this construction my functions as an adjective and self as a noun, and they may be separated) [my own sweet self] Now sometimes used as a subject or a nonreflexive object in certain contexts [he spoke to John and myself]

Etymology: ME meself < OE me sylf: see me & self

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