What does yourself mean?
Definitions for yourself
yʊərˈsɛlf, yɔr-, yoʊr-, yər-; -ˈsɛlvzyour·self
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yourselfnoun
Your usual, normal, or true self.
After a good night's sleep you'll feel like yourself again.
yourselfpronoun
Your own self.
Be careful with that fire or you'll burn yourself.
yourselfpronoun
you;
You yourself know that what you wrote was wrong.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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yourself
Yourself refers to the individual who is speaking or being referred to in the context of a conversation or written communication. It denotes the notion of self-identity, personal characteristics, thoughts, feelings, and beliefs that distinguish an individual from others.
Webster Dictionary
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
Etymology: [Your + self.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Yourself
ūr-self′, pron. your own self or person:—pl. Yourselves′.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'yourself' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1087
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'yourself' in Written Corpus Frequency: #488
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of yourself in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of yourself in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of yourself in a Sentence
I gave my father $100 and said, 'Buy yourself something that will make your life easier.' So he went out and bought a present for my mother.
Stop selling yourself short. You don't know what tomorrow might bring so you might consider starting today. i want them to see that it doesn't matter how old we are, we can make a new decision at any moment.
It's essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself.
I realize that you are replaceable to everybody except yourself. And I’m like, I cannot do this to myself anymore. I can’t ask my body to go wrestle a match just to make these people happy.
If you create miniature goals for yourself, you have something to look forward to when you exercise, so it's not just another boring workout, think of it as unlocking a new game level or superpower. Some simple examples are nailing a handstand, push-up or pull-up.
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