thyself

ðaɪˈsɛlf

Definition

Definition of thyself - Reverso English Dictionary

Pronoun

reflexive pronoun

Rare

used to refer back to the person spoken to as the subject of the sentence

Rare

Take care of thyself in the forest!

thee

thou

yourself

emphasis

Rare

used to emphasize the person spoken to in a sentence

Rare

Thyself must decide what is right.

thee

thou

yourself

imperative

Rare

used in commands or requests directed at the person spoken to

Rare

Prepare thyself for the journey ahead.

thee

thou

yourself

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love thy neighbour as thyself

treat others with the same care as yourself

We should love thy neighbour as thyself every day.

know thyself

understand your own strengths and weaknesses

To grow as a person, you must know thyself.

physician, heal thyself

exp.

attend to your own defects before advising others

Before criticizing, remember the saying: Physician, heal thyself.

shalt love thy neighbor as thyself

exp.

injunction to care for others as you care for yourself

The sermon quoted, “Shalt love thy neighbor as thyself,” urging compassion.

shalt love thy neighbour as thyself

exp.

express a command to love others like oneself

Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself is a key biblical rule.

Origin of thyself

Old English, þū (you) + self (self)

Examples of thyself in a sentence

Guard thyself against false friends.
Thyself must bear the consequences of thy actions.
Thyself art responsible for the choices made.
Thyself must decide what path to take.

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French:toi-même, ...
German:dich selbst, du selbst, ...
Italian:te stesso, te medesimo, ...
Spanish:a ti mismo, tú mismo, ...
Portuguese:a ti mesmo, ...
Chinese:你自己, 你亲自, ...
Japanese:自分, あなた自身, ...
Arabic:نفسُكَ, نَفْسُكَ, ...
Hebrew:עַצְמְךָ, אַתָּה עַצְמְךָ, ...
Russian:себя, себя самого, ...
Ukrainian:себе, особисто, ...
Hindi:स्वयं, तुम स्वयं, ...
Bengali:নিজেকে, নিজে, ...
Catalan:tu mateix, vós mateix, ...
Czech:sebe, ty sama, ...
Danish:dig selv, du selv, ...
Dutch:jezelf, u zelf, ...
Greek:εσύ ο ίδιος, εσύ, ...
Hungarian:magad, tenmagad, ...
Khmer:ខ្លួនឯង, ខ្លួនអ្នក, ...
Korean:너 자신, 네 자신, ...
Persian:خودت, خودِ خودت, ...
Polish:sam siebie, siebie samego, ...
Portuguese (BR):a ti mesmo, tu mesmo, ...
Romanian:tu însuți, tu personal, ...
Swedish:dig själv, du själv, ...
Thai:ตัวเจ้าเอง, ตัวเอง, ...
Turkish:Kendin, kendin, ...
Vietnamese:chính mình, chính ngươi, ...

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