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2 PRON You use them instead of 'him or her' to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Some people think this use is incorrect. □  It takes great courage to face your child and tell them the truth.

3 DET In non-standard spoken English, them is sometimes used instead of 'those'. □  'Our Billy doesn't eat them ones,' Helen said.

the|mat|ic /θiːmæ t I k/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Thematic means concerned with the subject or theme of something, or with themes and topics in general. [FORMAL ] □  …assembling this material into thematic groups. ●  the|mati|cal|ly /θiːmæ t I kli/ ADV □  …a thematically-linked threesome of songs.

theme ◆◇◇ /θiː m/ (themes )

1 N‑COUNT A theme in a piece of writing, a talk, or a discussion is an important idea or subject that runs through it. □ [+ of ] The theme of the summit was women as 'agents of change'.

2 N‑COUNT A theme in an artist's work or in a work of literature is an idea in it that the artist or writer develops or repeats. □  The novel's central theme is the perennial conflict between men and women.

3 N‑COUNT A theme is a short simple tune on which a piece of music is based. □  …variations on themes from Mozart's The Magic Flute.

4 N‑COUNT [usu N n] Theme music or a theme song is a piece of music that is played at the beginning and end of a film or of a television or radio programme. □ [+ from ] …the theme from Dr Zhivago. SYNONYMS theme NOUN 1

subject:…steering the conversation round to his favourite subject.

topic:The main topic for discussion is political union.

motif:The motif of these volumes is that 'solitude is the richness of the soul, loneliness is its poverty.'

themed /θiː md/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A themed place or event has been created so that it shows a particular historical time or way of life, or tells a well-known story. [mainly BRIT ] □  …themed restaurants, bars, and nightclubs.

the me park (theme parks ) N‑COUNT A theme park is a large outdoor area where people pay to go to enjoy themselves. All the different activities in a theme park are usually based on a particular idea or theme.

the me pub (theme pubs ) N‑COUNT A theme pub is a pub that has been decorated and furnished in a style that is often based on a particular country or type of activity. [mainly BRIT ] □  …Irish theme pubs.

them|self /ðəmse lf/ PRON Themself is sometimes used instead of 'themselves' when it clearly refers to a singular subject. Some people consider this use to be incorrect. □  No one perceived themself to be in a position to hire such a man.

them|selves ◆◆◆ /ðəmse lvz/ Themselves is the third person plural reflexive pronoun. 1 PRON You use themselves to refer to people, animals, or things when the object of a verb or preposition refers to the same people or things as the subject of the verb. □  They all seemed to be enjoying themselves. □  The men talked amongst themselves.

2 PRON You use themselves to emphasize the people or things that you are referring to. Themselves is also sometimes used instead of 'them' as the object of a verb or preposition. [EMPHASIS ] □  Many mentally ill people are themselves unhappy about the idea of community care.

3 PRON You use themselves instead of 'himself or herself' to refer back to the person who is the subject of a sentence without saying whether it is a man or a woman. Some people think this use is incorrect. □  What can a patient with emphysema do to help themselves?

4 PRON You use themselves instead of 'himself or herself' to emphasize the person you are referring to without saying whether it is a man or a woman. Themselves is also sometimes used as the object of a verb or preposition. Some people think this use is incorrect. [EMPHASIS ] □  Each student makes only one item themselves.

then ◆◆◆ /ðe n/