English Explanatory Dictionary

ourself

English dictionary entry

Meanings

pron
  1. The reflexive of the royal or editorial we: myself (as used by one who is a monarch, writer or speaker when referring to oneself as we).
  2. The reflexive of the generic we: oneself.
  3. Reflexive of "we" referring to an individual person being addressed, especially a person in the speaker's care.
  4. The reflexive of we: ourselves.

Pronunciation

/(ˌ)aʊə(ɹ)ˈsɛlf/ /(ˌ)ɑː(ɹ)ˈsɛlf/ /wɐˈsɛl/ /wəˈsɛl/ en-us-ourself.ogg

Word forms

ourself of we

Etymology

From Middle English oure-selfe; equivalent to our + -self.

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