Myself
[maɪ'self;mɪ'self] or [maɪ'sɛlf]
Definition
(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.
Editor: Oswald
Definition
pron. I or me in person—used for the sake of emphasis and also as the reciprocal of me.
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Examples
- Permit me to mention one little instance, which, though it relates to myself, will not be quite uninteresting to you. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- I can't very well do it myself; because my back's so bad, and my legs are so queer. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I thought to myself, as I put out the candle; the woman in white? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Some weeks of spare time were at my disposal, before I entered on my functions by establishing myself in the suburbs of London. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I believe I could make an independent fortune in a few years if I devoted myself exclusively to portraits, so great is the desire for good portraits in the different country towns. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- I find from Riderhood and you together, that there are suspicions against both men, and I'm not going to take upon myself to decide betwixt them. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I made myself known to your sister. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Well, I kept my knowledge to myself, and waited to see what would come of it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Thank you, sir; I can do it for myself. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- I started much more naturally then, to find myself confronted by a man in a sober gray dress. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Not but what myself and Micawber have our hands pretty full, in general, on account of Mr. Wickfield's being hardly fit for any occupation, sir. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- He had done worse than listen, as I privately thought to myself. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- From the window of Worcester's barrack-room I used to amuse myself reviewing our troops, but not after the fashion of Catharine of Russia. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Yes; there it lies on its side, dried up; except for its plumage, very like myself. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- If I must disgrace myself by such a bargain with any man, I prefer that it be one I already despise. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I merely intend to make myself entrancingly agreeable to every one I know, and to keep them in your corner as long as possible. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I want some money, you know, Aunt--some to buy little things for myself--and he doesn't give me any. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I felt myself reddening with indignation. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I saw vessels near the shore, and found myself suddenly transported back to the neighbourhood of civilized man. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- If as a set-off (excuse the legal phrase from a barrister-at-law) you would like to ask Tippins to tea, I pledge myself to make love to her. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Permit me to judge for myself, said Miss Fanshawe, with hauteur. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I don't disguise from myself, or from you, I went on, that the prospect before us is more than doubtful. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- It is I who ought to have drowned myself. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I suppose the virtue to belong to my companion, not to myself; and observe what follows from this alteration. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- But I bethought myself that I was in a boat, after all; and that a man like Mr. Peggotty was not a bad person to have on board if anything did happen. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Seriously hoping that all our difficulties may be settled without the loss of another life, I subscribe myself, etc. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I would be quiet if he liked, and as to talking rationally, I flattered myself I was doing that now. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Therefore I checked myself, and made my meaning plainer. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Besides, I choose to please myself by sharing an idea that at this moment beams in your mother's eye while she looks at you. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I can bring myself to promise nothing more tonight, Lizzie, except that I will try what I can do. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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