yourself

CEFRA1

/jəˈsɛlf/

pronoun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    pronoun

    Used to refer to the person being spoken to.

  2. 02

    pronoun

    Extra detail

    You (singular); even when "you" has not been used previously; see usage notes.

Examples

  • How many times a day do you look at yourself in the mirror?

  • Stop asking me for a drink! Go get it yourself.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

pronoun

Extra meanings

  1. You (singular); used emphatically, especially to indicate exclusiveness of the referent's participation in the predicate, i.e., that no one else is involved.

  2. Your own self (singular).

More examples

In context

  • Why do you persist in blaming yourself for what happened?

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

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

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

You should take care of blank before helping others, because you need to be healthy.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

pronoun

From Middle English yourself, equivalent to your + -self.