ourself
/(ˌ)aʊə(ɹ)ˈsɛlf/
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Northumbria/wɐˈsɛl/
ourself pronoun: 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).
Pronoun
ourself (first person, singular reflexive of we, sometimes proscribed)
- 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).
- In the present study, we will limit ourself to the simplest of cases.
- Without in any way committing ourself upon this point, we have merely to observe, that we are ready to receive sealed offers containing a full specification of age, temper, appearance, and condition[…]1838, Charles Dickens, Sketches of Young Gentlemen
- The reflexive of the generic we: oneself.
- We should love our neighbor as ourself.
- The reflexive of we: ourselves.
Forms of ourself
| singular reflexive | of we |
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Origin of ourself
From Middle English oure-selfe; equivalent to our + -self.
Words that rhyme with ourself
38 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- atself
- Godself
- Guelph
- hirself
- it self
- m'self
- themself
- xyrself
- zirself
- -self
- Belf
- Chelf
- coself
- eirself
- emself
- Guelf
- Helf
- hisself
- hitself
- ittself
- know thyself
- meself
- off-the-shelf
- one's self
- oneself
- perself
- Relph
- theeself
- theirself
- theyself
- thonself
- thyself
- xemself
- y'allself
- yerself
- yo'self
- yoself
- youself
Questions about ourself
- What does ourself mean?
- Ourself means 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).
- What part of speech is ourself?
- Ourself is a pronoun.
- How do you pronounce ourself?
- Ourself is pronounced /(ˌ)aʊə(ɹ)ˈsɛlf/.
Words near ourself in the dictionary
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