MYSELF


Meaning of MYSELF in English

/ maɪˈself; NAmE / pronoun

1.

(the reflexive form of I ) used when the speaker or writer is also the person affected by an action :

I cut myself on a knife.

I wrote a message to myself.

I found myself unable to speak.

I haven't been feeling myself recently (= I have not felt well) .

I needed space to be myself (= not influenced by other people) .

2.

used to emphasize the fact that the speaker is doing sth :

I'll speak to her myself.

I myself do not agree.

IDIOMS

- (all) by myself

- (all) to myself

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English me self , from the pronoun me + the adjective self ; the change of me to my occurred in Middle English .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.