Definitions for yourself
yʊərˈsɛlf, yɔr-, yoʊr-, yər-; -ˈsɛlvzyour·self

Wiktionary(2.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. yourselfnoun

   Your usual, normal, or true self.

   After a good night's sleep you'll feel like yourself again.

2. yourselfpronoun

   Your own self.

   Be careful with that fire or you'll burn yourself.

3. yourselfpronoun

   you;

   You yourself know that what you wrote was wrong.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Yourselfnoun

   You, even you; ye, not others.

   Etymology: your and self

   If it stand as you yourself still do,
   Within the eye of honour; be assur’d,
   My purse, my person, my extremest means,
   Lie all unlock’d to your occasions. William Shakespeare.

   O heav’ns!
   If you do love old men, if your sweet sway
   Allow obedience, if yourselves are old,
   Make it your cause. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

2. Etymology: [Your + self.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Yourself

   ūr-self′, pron. your own self or person:—pl. Yourselves′.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'yourself' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1087

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'yourself' in Written Corpus Frequency: #488

How to pronounce yourself?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say yourself in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of yourself in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of yourself in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of yourself in a Sentence

1. Buddha:

   The mind is everything. What you think you become. You yourself, as much anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

2. Constant Viljoen:

   Go and have yourself a well-earned rest, Mr. President, go and lie in the shadow of a tall tree.

3. Thomas Huxley:

   Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not it is the first lesson that ought to be learned and however early a man's training begins, it is probably the last lesson that he learns thoroughly.

4. Buddha:

   Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.

5. Lisa Page.As Gohmert:

   There is the disgrace, and it won't be recaptured anytime soon because of the damage you've done to the justice system. And I've talked to FBI agents around the country. You've embarrassed them. You've embarrassed yourself. And I can't help but wonder when I see you looking there with a little smirk, how many times did you look so innocent into your wife's eye and lie to her about Lisa Page ?

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