ourselves

pronoun

UK /aʊə(r)ˈselvz/

Ourselves is a reflexive pronoun, being the reflexive form of we. It can be used especially in the following ways:

as an object that refers to the same people who are the subject of the sentence or who are mentioned somewhere earlier in the sentence: We all enjoyed ourselves.He asked us some questions about ourselves.

after ‘we’ for emphasis: We ourselves have to make these decisions.

1
used for showing that both you and a group that you are a part of are affected by or involved in an action that you do together
We kept ourselves awake by playing card games.
We will defend ourselves with all our strength.
We are doing this for ourselves and our families.
Synonyms and related words
Reflexive pronouns
a man
herself
himself
2
used for referring to yourself and a group that you are a part of, when you have already been mentioned in the same sentence
The training programme will give us a better understanding of ourselves.
Synonyms and related words
Reflexive pronouns
a man
herself
himself
3
used instead of ‘us’ when you are trying to be polite. Many people consider this use to be incorrect
One copy of the document should be returned to ourselves.
Synonyms and related words
Reflexive pronouns
a man
herself
himself
4
used for emphasizing that you are referring to yourself and the group that you are a part of, and not to anyone else
Because we ourselves are Italian, we know what Italian cooking should be.
Synonyms and related words
Reflexive pronouns
a man
herself
himself
1. 4a
  used for emphasizing that you and the group that you are a part of do something without help from anyone else
  If you won’t help us, we’ll do it ourselves.
  Synonyms and related words
  Reflexive pronouns
  a man
  herself
  himself

phrases

(all) by ourselves

(all) to ourselves

单词	ourselves
释义	ourselves pronoun UK /aʊə(r)ˈselvz/ Other entries for this word (all) by ourselves phrase (all) to ourselves phrase among yourselves/ourselves/themselves phrase between ourselves phrase at (just) between you and me DEFINITIONS4 Ourselves is a reflexive pronoun, being the reflexive form of we. It can be used especially in the following ways: as an object that refers to the same people who are the subject of the sentence or who are mentioned somewhere earlier in the sentence: We all enjoyed ourselves.He asked us some questions about ourselves. after ‘we’ for emphasis: We ourselves have to make these decisions. 1 used for showing that both you and a group that you are a part of are affected by or involved in an action that you do together We kept ourselves awake by playing card games. We will defend ourselves with all our strength. We are doing this for ourselves and our families. Synonyms and related words Reflexive pronouns a man herself himself 2 used for referring to yourself and a group that you are a part of, when you have already been mentioned in the same sentence The training programme will give us a better understanding of ourselves. Synonyms and related words Reflexive pronouns a man herself himself 3 used instead of ‘us’ when you are trying to be polite. Many people consider this use to be incorrect One copy of the document should be returned to ourselves. Synonyms and related words Reflexive pronouns a man herself himself 4 used for emphasizing that you are referring to yourself and the group that you are a part of, and not to anyone else Because we ourselves are Italian, we know what Italian cooking should be. Synonyms and related words Reflexive pronouns a man herself himself 4a used for emphasizing that you and the group that you are a part of do something without help from anyone else If you won’t help us, we’ll do it ourselves. Synonyms and related words Reflexive pronouns a man herself himself phrases (all) by ourselves (all) to ourselves ourselves pronoun US /aʊrˈselvz/ Other entries for this word (all) by ourselves phrase (all) to ourselves phrase among yourselves/ourselves/themselves phrase DEFINITIONS4 Ourselves is a reflexive pronoun, being the reflexive form of we. It can be used especially in the following ways: as an object that refers to the same people who are the subject of the sentence or who are mentioned somewhere earlier in the sentence: We all enjoyed ourselves.He asked us some questions about ourselves. after “we” for emphasis: We ourselves have to make these decisions. 1 used for showing that both you and a group that you are a part of are affected by or involved in an action that you do together We kept ourselves awake by playing card games. We will defend ourselves with all our strength. Our prayers were for ourselves and our families. Synonyms and related words Reflexive pronouns a man herself himself 2 used for referring to yourself and a group that you are a part of, when you have already been mentioned in the same sentence The training program will give us a better understanding of ourselves. Synonyms and related words Reflexive pronouns a man herself himself 3 used for emphasizing that you are referring to yourself and the group that you are a part of, and not to anyone else Because we ourselves are Italian, we know what Italian cooking should be. Synonyms and related words Reflexive pronouns a man herself himself 3a used for emphasizing that you and the group that you are a part of do something without help from anyone else If you won’t help us, we’ll do it ourselves. Synonyms and related words Reflexive pronouns a man herself himself 4 used instead of “us” when you are trying to be polite. Many people consider this use to be incorrect One copy of the document should be returned to ourselves. Synonyms and related words Reflexive pronouns a man herself himself phrases (all) by ourselves (all) to ourselves
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