Ourselves
(pronoun)
- Used to refer to the speaker or writer and another person or group of people as the object of a verb or preposition.
- 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:
- We can do this ourselves without any help.
- Let's take care of ourselves and each other.
- We asked ourselves if we were ready for this.
- Ourselves, we think it's a good idea.
- We promised ourselves we would save more money this year.