yourself
Americanpronoun
plural
yourselves-
(an emphatic appositive of you orye ).
a letter you yourself wrote.
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a reflexive form of you (used as the direct or indirect object of a verb or the object of a preposition).
Don't blame yourself. Did you ever ask yourself “why”? You can think for yourself.
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Informal. (used in place of you, especially in compound subjects, objects, and complements).
Ted and yourself have been elected. We saw your sister and yourself at the game. People like yourselves always feel like that.
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(used in absolute constructions).
Yourself having so little money, how could they expect you to help?
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your normal or customary self.
You'll soon be yourself again.
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(used in place of you after as, than, orbut ).
scholars as famous as yourselves; a girl no older than yourself.
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oneself.
The surest way is to do it yourself.
pronoun
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the reflexive form of you
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(intensifier)
you yourself control your destiny
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(preceded by a copula) your normal or usual self
you're not yourself these days
Usage
See myself.
Etymology
Origin of yourself
Example Sentences
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As far as handicaps go, if you are sweeping your putts, you’re only hurting yourself and no one else…keep it enjoyable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
“And so to put upon yourself that every waking minute is oriented around your kids is not a way to live.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
"There's a sense of embarrassment," she says, "because that is what your body's meant to do so you feel like you're failing yourself."
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
To calculate it yourself, start with a financial report line item called cash from operations, and then fully subtract capex.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
She looked up at me and added, “You didn’t do that for yourself; you did that for me.”
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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