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1. (pron.) yourself
(used as an intensifier):
a letter you yourself wrote.
2. yourself
(used in absolute constructions):
Yourself so sensitive, how can you ignore my feelings?; Ted and yourself have been elected; a girl no older than yourself.
3. yourself
your normal or customary self:
You'll soon be yourself again.
4. yourself
oneself:
The surest way is to do it yourself.
Etymology: (1275–1325)
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1. (pronoun) yourself
indicates the person you are talking to is affected by what they do
How did you hit yourself in the eye?; You're making yourselves miserable.
2. yourself
indicates you mean the person you are talking to, not anyone else
It's a beautiful painting. Did you do it yourself?
3. yourself
(all) by yourself
alone or without help
Are you by yourself?
4. yourself
(all) to yourself
only for you
You'll have the house to yourself for a few days.
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| Definition of 'yourself' |
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1. yourself
an emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject commonly with you; as, you yourself shall see it; also, alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, you have injured yourself
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Sense: used as the object of a verb or preposition when the person(s) spoken or written to is/are the object(s) of an action he/they perform(s)
Why are you looking at yourselves in the mirror?; You can dry yourself with this towel.
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 Afrikaans: jouself, self |
 Arabic: نَفْسَك |
 Bulgarian: себе си |
 Brazilian: se |
 Czech: se, sebe |
 German: du, ihr, Sie selbst, dich |
 Danish: dig selv; dig; jer selv |
 Greek: τον εαυτό σου, τον εαυτό |
 Spanish: te, se |
 Estonian: ennast |
 Farsi: خودت را؛ خودتان را |
 Finnish: itse, itseäsi, itsesi |
 French: vous(-même(s)); toi(-même |
 Hebrew: עַצמֵך; בְּעַצמך |
 Hindi: तुम, आप |
 Croatian: sebe |
 Hungarian: (te) magad(at), ill. magá |
 Indonesian: dirimu |
 Icelandic: þig, þér |
 Italian: te stesso, te stessa, ti; |
 Japanese: あなた自身を |
 Korean: (재귀) 당신 자신을 |
 Lithuanian: save |
 Latvian: sevi; sev |
 Malay: diri kamu sendiri |
 Dutch: jezelf, zich |
 Norwegian: deg/dere/Dem |
 Polish: się, siebie |
 Persian: خودت را؛ خودتان را |
 Pashto: ستا، ستاسې |
 Portuguese: se |
 Romanian: tuînsuţi; voi înşivă; te |
 Russian: себя |
 Slovak: sa, seba |
 Slovenian: se, si |
 Serbian: sebe |
 Swedish: dig, er, sig |
 Thai: ตัวเอง |
 Turkish: kendin, kendine |
 Taiwanese: 你(們)自己 |
 Ukrainian: себе |
 Urdu: بذات خود |
 Vietnamese: chính mình |
 Chinese: 你（们）自己 |
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