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yourself
[ yoor-self, yawr-, yohr-, yer- ]
pronoun
a letter you yourself wrote.
- a reflexive form of you (used as the direct or indirect object of a verb or the object of a preposition):
Don't blame yourself. Did you ever ask yourself 鈥渨hy鈥? You can think for yourself.
- Informal. (used in place of you, especially in compound subjects, objects, and complements):
Ted and yourself have been elected. We saw your sister and yourself at the game. People like yourselves always feel like that.
- (used in absolute constructions):
Yourself having so little money, how could they expect you to help?
- your normal or customary self:
You'll soon be yourself again.
- (used in place of you after as, than, or but ):
scholars as famous as yourselves; a girl no older than yourself.
- oneself:
The surest way is to do it yourself.
yourself
/ j蓴藧藞s蓻lf; j蕣蓹- /
pronoun
- the reflexive form of you
- (intensifier)
you yourself control your destiny
- preceded by a copula your normal or usual self
you're not yourself these days
Usage Note
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Example Sentences
Everybody that was talking s鈥, go f鈥 yourself.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 want anyone making any financial moves when they are stressed. Usually, those money moves are about getting yourself out of the stress cycle and may not be good for you long term.鈥
It gives you something to work on and you get away from yourself.
Early on, Stan complains about his woes to his pal Oscar, who replies, 鈥淲hy don鈥檛 you kill yourself? You鈥檒l be a lot happier.鈥
"It's all about pushing through those hard days to prove to yourself and others that you can do anything you put your mind to."
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