yourself

UK /jəˈsɛlf/ US /jəˈsɛlf/
pron 4

Definitions

pron

1

Your own self (singular).

Be careful with that fire or you'll burn yourself.

After a good night's sleep you'll feel like yourself again.

2

You (singular); 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.

3

You (singular); even when "you" has not been used previously; see usage notes.

I spoke with yourself last in February.

No one understands me like yourself.

pron

1

Honorific alternative letter-case form of yourself, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

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