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Thyself meaning

yourself (as the object of a verb or preposition or as an intensifier); reflexive case of thou

Using Thyself

  • The main meaning on this page is: yourself (as the object of a verb or preposition or as an intensifier); reflexive case of thou
  • In the example corpus, thyself often appears in combinations such as: heal thyself, as thyself, know thyself.

Context around Thyself

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 2 exclamations

Often before:

heal 3× know 2× prepare 1× mind 1× reveal 1× inflame 1× persuade 1×

Often after:

behaviour 1× nothing 1×

Sentence patterns with Thyself

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

neighbor as thyself 2× means know thyself 1× mercenary mind thyself behaviour of 1× nazi reveal thyself 1× persuade thyself that imperfection 1× physician heal thyself 1× physician heal thyself cf nominative 1× prepare thyself for your 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and jesus said 1× crowley wrote of 1× dr bawumia used 1× more examples of 1× nosce te ipsum 1× persuade thyself that 1×

Common sentence endings:

neighbor as thyself 2× 15th century castle 1× god s kingdom 1× means know thyself 1× nazi reveal thyself 1× neither for despair 1×

Words around Thyself

Just before it in the word index:

thys 3 thyroxine 9 thyroxin 2 thyroids 2 thyroiditis 8 thyroidectomy 6

Just after it in the word index:

thyssen 9 thyssenkrupp 17 thz 6 ti 258 tia 126 tiaa 29

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Thyself

  • In this selection, "thyself" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, heal, know, prepare, behaviour and nothing stand out and add context to how "thyself" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include neighbor as thyself and means know thyself. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "thyself" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with thyself

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Nosce te ipsum is latin and means "know thyself". (9 words)

All we would like to stress is, ‘Physician, heal thyself'”! (10 words)

I have a bit of advice for the “expert” epidemiologist: Professor, heal thyself. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Yes, certainly, in a certain it is nothing, thou shalt in the deepest sense make thyself nothing, become nothing before God, learn to keep silent; in this silence is the beginning, which is, first to seek God’s kingdom. (39 words)

And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honor thy father and mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. (35 words)

More examples of historical vocative can be found in other Biblical quotes that are sometimes used as proverbs, e.g. "Врачу, исцелися сам" (Vraču, iscelisia sam, "Physician, heal thyself", cf. nominative "врач", vrač). (33 words)

Exclamation examples

Prepare thyself for your Fairytale Fantasy coming to life in our 15th Century Castle! (14 words)

All we would like to stress is, ‘Physician, heal thyself'”! (10 words)

Example sentences (13)

Prepare thyself for your Fairytale Fantasy coming to life in our 15th Century Castle!

The breathtaking mercenary “mind thyself” behaviour of the previous inner sanctum at Westminster is being matched by the current nest of vipers.

I have a bit of advice for the “expert” epidemiologist: Professor, heal thyself.

All we would like to stress is, ‘Physician, heal thyself'”!

Dr. Bawumia used the occasion to thank the Christian community and all faiths in Ghana and charged the people of Ghana to love thy neighbor as thyself.

And with the search function gambit, they’ve struck a novel new possibility in the fight against fascism: Neo-Nazi, reveal thyself.

And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honor thy father and mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

Crowley wrote of two keys to success in this arena: to "inflame thyself in praying" (Magick, Book 4, ch.15) and to "invoke often".

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More examples of historical vocative can be found in other Biblical quotes that are sometimes used as proverbs, e.g. "Врачу, исцелися сам" (Vraču, iscelisia sam, "Physician, heal thyself", cf. nominative "врач", vrač).

Nosce te ipsum is latin and means "know thyself".

Persuade thyself that imperfection and inconvenience are the lot of natural mortals, and there will be no room for discontent, neither for despair.

The advice of Apollo to know thyself should be heeded – not just for ambitions and endeavors, but also for what should be spent on a fish.

Yes, certainly, in a certain it is nothing, thou shalt in the deepest sense make thyself nothing, become nothing before God, learn to keep silent; in this silence is the beginning, which is, first to seek God’s kingdom.

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Common combinations with thyself

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "thyself" in a sentence?
An example: "Prepare thyself for your Fairytale Fantasy coming to life in our 15th Century Castle!" This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "thyself" from authentic English texts.
What does "thyself" mean?
Thyself means: yourself (as the object of a verb or preposition or as an intensifier); reflexive case of thou
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