ourselves

CEFRA2

/aʊəˈsɛlvz/

pronoun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    pronoun

    Used as the object when we are affected by our own action.

  2. 02

    pronoun

    Extra detail

    Intensifies the subject as the group including the speaker, especially to indicate that no one else satisfies the predicate or needs to be included.

Examples

  • We shouldn't blame ourselves for what happened.

  • We enjoyed ourselves to the fullest.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ɑːˈsɛlvz/
  • /wɐˈsɛlz/

Deep Dive

pronoun

Extra meanings

  1. Referring to everyone being addressed.

  2. Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject.

  3. Referring to an individual person being addressed, especially a person in the speaker's care; also ourself.

More examples

In context

  • Why can't we tickle ourselves?

  • Let's not beat ourselves up over this.

  • We should keep this for ourselves.

Synonyms

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Origin

pronoun

Morphologically our + -selves.