pronoun
- used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself as the object of a verb or preposition when the speaker is also the subject
- used to emphasize that the speaker personally did something or was involved
- used instead of ‘I’ or ‘me’ for emphasis or in formal contexts
Usage: reflexive pronoun
Usage: emphatic use
Usage: formal or emphatic
Examples
- I hurt myself when I fell off the bike.
- I made this cake myself.
- I bought myself a new jacket.
- I was talking to myself while working.
- I myself have never been to Paris.
- Only myself and two others attended the meeting.
- I need some time by myself to think.