ourselves

[ ahr-selvz, ouuhr-, ou-er- ]

/ ɑrˈsɛlvz, aʊər-, ˌaʊ ər- /

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plural pronoun

a reflexive form of we (used as the direct or indirect object of a verb or the direct object of a preposition): We are deceiving ourselves. Give us a moment to ourselves.

(used as an intensive with we): We ourselves would never say such a thing.

Informal. (used in place of we or us, especially in compound subjects, objects, and complements):The children and ourselves thank you kindly. When it satisfies ourselves, it will be ready to market. The ones who really want the new system are the manager and ourselves.

(used in place of we or us after as, than, or but): How many parents are as fortunate as ourselves? No one loves skiing more than ourselves. Nobody heard it but ourselves.

our customary, normal, or healthy selves: After a good rest, we're almost ourselves again.

Origin of ourselves

1300–50; Middle English oure selven;see our, self, -en⁴, -s³

usage note for ourselves

See myself.

Words nearby ourselves

Ourinhos, Our Lady, ourn, ours, ourself, ourselves, Our Town, -ous, Ouse, ousel, Ouspensky

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Example sentences from the Web for ourselves

We did ThunderAnt stuff for ourselves and just put it online, and then it blossomed into something else.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But we are afraid and we wonder to ourselves who will be next.
Mexico’s Priests Are Marked for Murder|Jason McGahan|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Expectations, reasonable or unrealistic, remain so even if we impose them on ourselves.
Why Singles Should Say ‘I Don’t’ to The Self-Marriage Movement|Tim Teeman|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cheat, in other words—on God, on our fellow man, ultimately, on ourselves.
McConaughey’s ‘Stand’—And Ours|James Poulos|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It turns out that was really a wish to be a better version of ourselves.
A Reminder: Our Justices are Politicians in Robes|Jedediah Purdy|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Morse was a faithful teacher and took as much interest in our progress as—more indeed than—we did ourselves.
The Age of Invention|Holland Thompson
We were just about drowned and stunned, and when we came to ourselves it was because the storm had passed over.
Bunyip Land|George Manville Fenn
We agreed to say nothing about her, for we were ashamed of ourselves.
Poor Jack|Frederick Marryat
"Well, we have done the best we can for ourselves," he said.
The Yellow Crayon|E. Phillips Oppenheim
I may truly say lose, reserving nothing to ourselves that was either his or mine.
The Essays of Montaigne, Complete|Michel de Montaigne

British Dictionary definitions for ourselves

ourselves

/ (aʊəˈsɛlvz) /

pronoun

the reflexive form of we or us
(intensifier)we ourselves will finish it

(preceded by a copula) our usual selveswe are ourselves when we're together

not standard used instead of we or us in compound noun phrasesother people and ourselves

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单词	ourselves
释义	ourselves [ ahr-selvz, ouuhr-, ou-er- ] / ɑrˈsɛlvz, aʊər-, ˌaʊ ər- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ourselves ON THESAURUS.COM plural pronoun a reflexive form of we (used as the direct or indirect object of a verb or the direct object of a preposition): We are deceiving ourselves. Give us a moment to ourselves. (used as an intensive with we): We ourselves would never say such a thing. Informal. (used in place of we or us, especially in compound subjects, objects, and complements):The children and ourselves thank you kindly. When it satisfies ourselves, it will be ready to market. The ones who really want the new system are the manager and ourselves. (used in place of we or us after as, than, or but): How many parents are as fortunate as ourselves? No one loves skiing more than ourselves. Nobody heard it but ourselves. our customary, normal, or healthy selves: After a good rest, we're almost ourselves again. Origin of ourselves 1300–50; Middle English oure selven;see our, self, -en⁴, -s³ usage note for ourselves See myself. Words nearby ourselves Ourinhos, Our Lady, ourn, ours, ourself, ourselves, Our Town, -ous, Ouse, ousel, Ouspensky Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ourselves We did ThunderAnt stuff for ourselves and just put it online, and then it blossomed into something else. Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness\|Marlow Stern\|January 7, 2015\|DAILY BEAST But we are afraid and we wonder to ourselves who will be next. Mexico’s Priests Are Marked for Murder\|Jason McGahan\|January 7, 2015\|DAILY BEAST Expectations, reasonable or unrealistic, remain so even if we impose them on ourselves. Why Singles Should Say ‘I Don’t’ to The Self-Marriage Movement\|Tim Teeman\|December 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Cheat, in other words—on God, on our fellow man, ultimately, on ourselves. McConaughey’s ‘Stand’—And Ours\|James Poulos\|December 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It turns out that was really a wish to be a better version of ourselves. A Reminder: Our Justices are Politicians in Robes\|Jedediah Purdy\|November 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Morse was a faithful teacher and took as much interest in our progress as—more indeed than—we did ourselves. The Age of Invention\|Holland Thompson We were just about drowned and stunned, and when we came to ourselves it was because the storm had passed over. Bunyip Land\|George Manville Fenn We agreed to say nothing about her, for we were ashamed of ourselves. Poor Jack\|Frederick Marryat "Well, we have done the best we can for ourselves," he said. The Yellow Crayon\|E. Phillips Oppenheim I may truly say lose, reserving nothing to ourselves that was either his or mine. The Essays of Montaigne, Complete\|Michel de Montaigne British Dictionary definitions for ourselves ourselves / (aʊəˈsɛlvz) / pronoun the reflexive form of we or us (intensifier)we ourselves will finish it (preceded by a copula) our usual selveswe are ourselves when we're together not standard used instead of we or us in compound noun phrasesother people and ourselves Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ourselves we, individually, personally, privately
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ourselves

plural pronoun

Origin of ourselves

usage note for ourselves

Words nearby ourselves

Example sentences from the Web for ourselves

British Dictionary definitions for ourselves

pronoun

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