myself
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
How often you will meet it
Rank 220 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 103,217 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.049% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
pronoun
- used when the speaker is also the object of the action
myself in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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A nice, shiny runabout, that I can 'run' myself.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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I’ll write to Lady Tadminster for the second day, myself.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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Soon I found myself eating and drinking, and the blood once more was mashing through my veins.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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Suddenly I found myself face to face with the young man whose personality had so strangely stirred me.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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At the death of your mother and myself, you will have no family ties in England--nothing to recall you here.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1