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Pronoun Bre Jɔːˈself Jɔːrˈself Hurt Today Happy Usual

Word yourself
WordType (pronoun)
Phonetic BrE / jɔːˈself / NAmE / jɔːrˈself /
Example
  • 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 /
  1. 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!
  2. 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.
  3. you
    • We sell a lot of these to people like yourself.
    • ‘And yourself,’ he replied, ‘How are you?’
  4. to act naturally
    • Don't act sophisticated—just be yourself.
  5. alone; without anyone else
    • How long were you by yourself in the house?
  6. without help
    • Are you sure you did this exercise by yourself?
  7. 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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