What does “myself” mean?
- 1
pronounused when the speaker is both the subject and object of a verb
I cut myself while cooking.
- 2
pronounused to add emphasis or to mean without help
I painted the whole room myself.
Myself at a glance
- Part of speech
- pronoun
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /maɪˈsɛlf/ · my-SELF
How to use “myself” correctly
“By myself” means alone or without help. Don’t use “myself” instead of “me”: “Contact me,” not “Contact myself.”
Common phrases with “myself”
- by myself
- enjoy myself
- I myself
Synonyms, opposites and related words
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- anything pronounA1any thing; used in questions and negative sentences
- everything pronounA1all things, or all the things in a situation
- he pronounA1used to talk about a man, boy or male animal already mentioned