Synonyms for myself

Grammar : Pron

Spell : mahy-self

Phonetic Transcription : maɪˈsɛlf

Définition of myself

Origin : c.1500, alteration of meself, from Old English phrase (ic) me self, where me is "a kind of ethical dative" [OED], altered in Middle Ages from meself on analogy of herself, with her- felt as genitive; though analogous hisself remains bad form.

pron me

Example sentences :

By some mysterious power you have ever known my heart better than I myself have known it.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

Though younger than myself, she reciprocated the love she had inspired.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

There, I thought I'd reveal the distressing truth about myself while I had you at my mercy.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

I'm afraid of myself, even in spite of our affairs being so bad.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

I know that in Paris, for instance, I myself have no temptations.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

For myself I beg your tolerance, your countenance and your united aid.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

Not for myself, but for my Master's sake, I demand your friendship and fidelity.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

"I must speak to him myself, sir," replied the stranger, coldly.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

But, if I do not ask, they may allege, that my not going is owing to myself.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

Why, as I often say to myself, was such a man as this Solmes fixed upon?
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

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