myself
Used when you talk about you, the person speaking or writing, especially after a verb or preposition, or to make 'I' stronger.
Used by the speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the object of a verb or preposition, or for emphasis.
Means you are alone or do something with no other people helping you.
Indicates that the speaker is alone or doing something without help from others.
- Base: myself
- Plural: myselves
by myself
1Alone or without help
Alone or without any help from other people.
- I finished the project by myself.
- He prefers to travel by himself.
help myself
1Take for oneself freely
To take food, drink, or something else for yourself without asking or waiting for someone to give it to you.
- Please help yourself to some cake.
- He helped himself to another drink.
hurt myself
1Cause injury to oneself
To cause pain or injury to your own body.
- I hurt myself while playing basketball.
- Be careful not to hurt yourself with that knife.
introduce myself
1Tell someone your name and info
To tell someone your name and some basic information about you when you meet them for the first time.
- Let me introduce myself—I'm Sarah, your new neighbor.
- He stood up to introduce himself to the group.