0 used when the subject of the verb is "they" or a group of people, and the object is the same group of people: --
1 the people being spoken about, the reflexive form of they: --
When their youngest child went off to college, they had the whole house to themselves.
They were left by themselves.
The police themselves apologized for overreacting.
The girls made themselves sandwiches for lunch.
Many borrowers now find themselves caught in a precarious financial position.
When babies first learn to stand, they hold on to something to support themselves .
The troops had camouflaged themselves so effectively that the enemy didn't notice them approaching.