EnglishMain Dictionary
ourselves
Universal Words
pronoun
1 the reflexive form of we; used when you and another person or other people together cause and are affected by an action:
We shouldn't blame ourselves for what happened. * Let's just relax and enjoy ourselves. * We'd like to see it for ourselves.
2 used to emphasize we or us; sometimes used instead of these words:
We've often thought of going there ourselves. * The only people there were ourselves.
IDIOMS
(all) by ourselves
1 alone; without anyone else
2 without help
(all) to ourselves for us alone; not shared with anyone:
We had the pool all to ourselves.