What does “yourself” mean?
- 1
pronounused when the subject and object are the same person, “you”
Be careful not to hurt yourself.
- 2
pronounused to emphasize “you”
Did you make this cake yourself?
Yourself at a glance
- Part of speech
- pronoun
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /jʊrˈsɛlf/ · yoor-SELF
- Forms
- yourselves
How to use “yourself” correctly
“By yourself” means alone or without help. “Help yourself!” invites someone to take food or drink freely.
Common phrases with “yourself”
- by yourself
- help yourself
- enjoy yourself
- be yourself
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- everything pronounA1all things, or all the things in a situation
- he pronounA1used to talk about a man, boy or male animal already mentioned