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ourselves
[ahr-selvz, ouuhr-, ou-er-]
pronoun
a reflexive form of we (used as the direct or indirect object of a verb or the direct object of a preposition).
We are deceiving ourselves. Give us a moment to ourselves.
(used as an intensive withwe ).
We ourselves would never say such a thing.
Informal.(used in place of we or us, especially in compound subjects, objects, and complements).
The children and ourselves thank you kindly. When it satisfies ourselves, it will be ready to market. The ones who really want the new system are the manager and ourselves.
(used in place of we or us after as, than, orbut ).
How many parents are as fortunate as ourselves? No one loves skiing more than ourselves. Nobody heard it but ourselves.
our customary, normal, or healthy selves.
After a good rest, we're almost ourselves again.
ourselves
/ ʊəˈɛ /
pronoun
the reflexive form of we or us
(intensifier)
we ourselves will finish it
(preceded by a copula) our usual selves
we are ourselves when we're together
not_standardused instead of we or us in compound noun phrases
other people and ourselves
Usage
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ourselves1
Example Sentences
This isn't entertainment at all, let's not kid ourselves otherwise.
"We believed in ourselves and we put in a solid performance, and the double 16s that Ricardo threw were so important," said Schindler, the world number 18 of his partner, who is ranked 28th.
"This is an opportunity to establish ourselves as a global platform for football."
"There's no desire to get ahead of ourselves," said the former New Zealand spinner.
"There is this mental block in Australia and also this emotional block - a fear of abandonment, this idea that we can't defend ourselves alone. But we absolutely can if we have to."
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