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yourself
Universal Words
pronoun
1 (the reflexive form of you) used when the person or people being spoken to both cause and are affected by an action:
Have you hurt yourself? * You don't seem quite yourself today (= you do not seem well or do not seem as happy as usual). * Enjoy yourselves!
2 used to emphasize the fact that the person who is being spoken to is doing sth:
Do it yourself-I don't have time. * You can try it out for yourselves. * You yourself are one of the chief offenders.
3 you:
We sell a lot of these to people like yourself. * 'And yourself,' he replied, 'How are you?'
IDIOMS
(all) by yourself / yourselves
1 alone; without anyone else:
How long were you by yourself in the house?
2 without help:
Are you sure you did this exercise by yourself?
(all) to yourself / yourselves for only you to have, use, etc:
I'm going to be away next week so you'll have the office to yourself.
be yourself to act naturally:
Don't act sophisticated-just be yourself.