myself

The word “myself” means used as the object of a verb or preposition when the speaker is also the subject. In plain terms, the reflexive and emphatic form of "I" — used when you're both doing and receiving the action, or for emphasis.

“Myself” is pronounced meye-SEHLF (/maɪˈsɛlf/ in IPA).

Here is “myself” used in a sentence: “I made myself a cup of tea.”

Words with a similar meaning to “myself” include me.

“Myself” is a pronoun.

The word “myself” comes from Old English. From Old English mē selfum ("me self"), later reanalyzed as my + self.

“Myself” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A2 level.

“Myself” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: used as the object of a verb or preposition when the speaker is also the subject.

Use myself only when you are both the subject and the object of the action — 'I taught myself' — or to add emphasis — 'I built it myself.' It is not a more polite substitute for me or I, so 'contact John or myself' should really be 'contact John or me.'

Me is an ordinary object pronoun used when someone else acts on you — 'she called me.' Myself is reflexive, used only when the subject is I and the action loops back — 'I hurt myself.' If you could not replace it with 'I' as the subject, myself is usually wrong.

Yes. It is the reflexive form of I, used when the speaker is both the doer and the receiver — 'I saw myself in the mirror.' It also works as an emphatic pronoun that stresses who did something — 'I spoke to the manager myself.' Both uses require I as the subject.

Myself appears when I acts on I: 'I made myself a coffee,' 'I need to remind myself to call,' or 'I'm not feeling myself today.' For emphasis it follows the subject or ends the clause: 'I'll do it myself' or 'I myself have never been there.'