ourselves
/aʊəˈsɛlvz
/pronoun [first person plural]
1 [reflexive] Used as the object of a verb or preposition when this is the same as the subject of the clause and the subject is the speaker and one or more other people considered together: since we’re here, we might as well enjoy ourselves...
- There is no need for police to direct our every act in order for us to enjoy ourselves.
- The basic freedom to dance, listen to music and enjoy ourselves is now under threat.
- It's a big occasion and a big game for us and we've just got to go out there and enjoy ourselves.
2 [emphatic] We or us personally (used to emphasize the speaker and one or more other people considered together): we invented it ourselves...
- We got a bit of bad advice, but we took it ourselves so we can't blame anybody else.
- With the last album, fans said their favourite songs were the ones we wrote ourselves.
- We had the bravery and the belief to do it ourselves, and not depend on results elsewhere.
Phrases
(not) be ourselves
by ourselves
Rhymes
- single carriageway
- single-cell protein
- single combat
- single-copy
- single cream
- single currency
- single-cut
- single-decker
- single digging
- singledom
- single-elimination
- single end
- single-ended
- single-entry
- Single European Act
- single European currency
- single file
- single-foot
- single-handed
- single-handedly
- single-hander
- single-lens reflex
- single malt
- single malt whisky
- single market