yourself

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[edit] English

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[edit] Pronoun

yourself referring to the person being spoken to, previously mentioned (the reflexive case of you)

  1. (reflexive) Your own self.
    Be careful with that fire or you'll burn yourself.
  2. you; used emphatically, especially to indicate exclusiveness of the referent's participation in the predicate, i.e., that no one else is involved
    You yourself know that what you wrote was wrong.

[edit] See also

the English reflexive pronouns
singular plural
1st myself ourselves
2nd yourself, thyself yourselves, thyselves
3rd himself/herself/itself/oneself themselves

[edit] Translations

(reflexive) your own self
  • Polish: się pl(pl), siebie pl(pl)
  • Russian: себя (sebjá); Usage notes: Be careful with that fire or you'll burn yourself. (burn whom?) (Будь осторожен с этим огнём или ты обожжёшь себя.) (or обожжёшься, look at -ся)
  • Spanish: te es(es), ti es(es), se es(es)
you, used emphatically, especially to emphasize the exclusiveness of the referent's participation in the predicate

[edit] Noun

Singular
yourself

Plural
yourselves

yourself (plural yourselves)

  1. Your usual, normal, or true self.
    After a good night's sleep you'll feel like yourself again.

[edit] Translations

your usual, normal, or true self
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