Ourselves (pronoun)

  1. Used to refer to the speaker or writer and another person or group of people as the object of a verb or preposition.
  2. Used to emphasize the speaker or writer and another person or group of people as the subject of a sentence.

Origin:

Middle english from old english ūser-līce, from ūser meaning 'us' + -līce meaning '-like'.

Examples:

  1. We can do this ourselves without any help.
  2. Let's take care of ourselves and each other.
  3. We asked ourselves if we were ready for this.
  4. Ourselves, we think it's a good idea.
  5. We promised ourselves we would save more money this year.
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