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yourself
[yoor-self, yawr-, yohr-, yer-]
pronoun
plural
yourselves(an emphatic appositive of you orye ).
a letter you yourself wrote.
a reflexive form of you (used as the direct or indirect object of a verb or the object of a preposition).
Don't blame yourself. Did you ever ask yourself “why”? You can think for yourself.
Informal.(used in place of you, especially in compound subjects, objects, and complements).
Ted and yourself have been elected. We saw your sister and yourself at the game. People like yourselves always feel like that.
(used in absolute constructions).
Yourself having so little money, how could they expect you to help?
your normal or customary self.
You'll soon be yourself again.
(used in place of you after as, than, orbut ).
scholars as famous as yourselves; a girl no older than yourself.
oneself.
The surest way is to do it yourself.
yourself
/ jɔːˈsɛlf, jʊə- /
pronoun
the reflexive form of you
(intensifier)
you yourself control your destiny
(preceded by a copula) your normal or usual self
you're not yourself these days
Usage
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
"But experience tells you to buy yourself time; to just say the goal has been scored and then wait for the replay."
"You have to be a certain person, you have to create a certain person, and you have to be yourself."
“Obviously it’s bad for those families and it’s bad for those businesses, and I don’t think you’re accomplishing much outside of stoking fear and then trying to create political points for yourself.”
It’s so hard now where you’re asking writers, especially if networks aren’t paying for writers to go to set, “Can you pay for yourself to fly to New York?”
If you've ever found yourself yelling at the TV during political analysis or rolling your eyes at "both sides" journalism, this show is for you.
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