yourselves
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Morphologically your + -selves.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American, strong) IPA(key): /jɔɹˈsɛlvz/, /jʊɹˈsɛlvz/
- (General American, weak) IPA(key): /jɚˈsɛlvz/
- (Received Pronunciation, strong) IPA(key): /jɔːˈsɛlvz/, /jʊəˈsɛlvz/
- (Received Pronunciation, weak) IPA(key): /jəˈsɛlvz/
- Rhymes: -ɛlvz
- Hyphenation: your‧selves
Pronoun[edit]
yourselves (second person, the plural of yourself, the reflexive case of you)
- You (plural), used as the object of a verb or preposition, referring to the people being spoken to, previously mentioned.
- You shouldn't blame yourselves.
Translations[edit]
you (referring to the people being spoken to, previously mentioned)
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See also[edit]
English personal pronouns