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Pronoun Bre Jɔːˈself Jɔːrˈself Hurt Today Happy Usual
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yourself |
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BrE / jɔːˈself / NAmE / jɔːrˈself / |
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- have you hurt yourself?
- you don't seem quite yourself today (= you do not seem well or do not seem as happy as usual).
- enjoy yourselves!
- do it yourself—i don't have time.
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yourself(pronoun)BrE / jɔːˈself / NAmE / jɔːrˈself / - used when the person or people being spoken to both cause and are affected by an action
- Have you hurt yourself?
- You don't seem quite yourself today (= you do not seem well or do not seem as happy as usual).
- Enjoy yourselves!
- used to emphasize the fact that the person who is being spoken to is doing something
- Do it yourself—I don't have time.
- You can try it out for yourselves.
- You yourself are one of the chief offenders.
- you
- We sell a lot of these to people like yourself.
- ‘And yourself,’ he replied, ‘How are you?’
- to act naturally
- Don't act sophisticated—just be yourself.
- alone; without anyone else
- How long were you by yourself in the house?
- without help
- Are you sure you did this exercise by yourself?
- for only you to have, use, etc.
- I'm going to be away next week so you'll have the office to yourself.
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