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myself

pronoun
my-SELF/maɪˈsɛlf/

7 meanings of myself

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  1. 1
    same personpronounreflexive
    Used when the speaker is both the one doing an action and the one it happens to.

    Like a mirror: the action bounces back to the person who started it.

    I cut myself while chopping vegetables for dinner.

    I bought myself a new bike with my savings.

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  2. 2
    personallypronoun
    Used with 'I' to add force, showing that the speaker personally does or thinks something, often with no one's help.

    I myself prefer tea to coffee in the morning.

    I made the whole cake myself, without any help.

    UsagePut it after I or at the end: I made it myself.

  3. 3
    pronoun
    Used as an object in place of 'me', even when 'I' is not the subject. Some say this is wrong.

    She sent the invitation to my colleague and myself.

    They asked my brother and myself to lead the project.

    UsageIn careful writing, say me: to my brother and me. Try it without the other person.

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  4. 4
    instead of Ipronoun
    Used in place of I as a subject, mostly when joined to another person by and. Many call it wrong.

    "My brother and myself will be at the party," Dan told the host.

    "Myself and two friends drove down to the beach," she said.

    UsageIn careful writing, say I: my brother and I will be there.

Less common meanings

  1. 5
    usual statepronoun
    Used to talk about the speaker's usual, normal state of body or mind.

    I haven't felt like myself since the surgery.

    After a good night's sleep, I was finally myself again.

    UsageMostly in I'm not myself or I feel like myself again.

  2. 6
    pronounarchaic
    Used as the subject of a verb, meaning 'I', in older English.
    Myself am confident that an ointment of it is one of the best remedies for a scabby head that is.
    1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician EnlargedHere, myself is used as the subject, meaning I.
    My wife and myself want to go on vacation.
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  3. 7
    my name ispronounnonstandardIndiaPakistan
    Used to introduce the speaker by name, meaning 'I am' or 'my name is'.

    Myself Rajesh, and I work in the accounts department.

    Good morning, myself Priya, the new teacher here.

    UsageWith people from other places, say I'm Anand or My name is Anand.

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Origin

From Middle English myself, from Old English phrases like mē selfum, made from me and self. Later people saw it as my + self.

Checked 5 Nov 2026 · 4 facts