ourselves

🇺🇸 /ɑːrˈselvz/ 🇬🇧 /ɑːˈselvz/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-A2
pronoun
A2

used when we do something to or for ourselves

We need to take care of ourselves.

B1

used to emphasize we or us

Only ourselves were present at the meeting.

translation

pron. used when we do something to or for ourselves; used to emphasize we or us