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Pronoun ɑːˈselvz ˌaʊəˈselvz Blame Happened Relax Enjoy Thought

Word3 ourselves
WordType (pronoun)
Phonetic /ɑːˈselvz/ /ˌaʊəˈselvz/
Example
  • we shouldn't blame ourselves for what happened.
  • let's just relax and enjoy ourselves.
  • we'd like to see it for ourselves.
  • we've often thought of going there ourselves.
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ourselves

(pronoun)/ɑːˈselvz/ /ˌaʊəˈselvz/
  1. the reflexive form of we; used when you and another person or other people together cause and are affected by an action
    • We shouldn't blame ourselves for what happened.
    • Let's just relax and enjoy ourselves.
    • We'd like to see it for ourselves.
  2. used to emphasize we or us; sometimes used instead of these words
    • We've often thought of going there ourselves.
    • The only people there were ourselves.
  3. alone; without anyone else
  4. without help
  5. for us alone to have or use; not shared with others
    • We had the pool all to ourselves.
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