US /wɐˈsɛlz/ UK /aʊəˈsɛlvz/
pron Freq #1190

Meanings

  1. 1
    pron

    Us, when we are both the subject and the object of an action.

    We treated ourselves to a nice dinner.

  2. 2
    pron

    Used to emphasize that we, and no one else, did something.

    We built the whole shed ourselves.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
usselfweself
Word family
Related forms heherherselfhersenhershernhimhimselfhisselfhissenhishishisnimeithititselfhitselfitshis

Etymology

Morphologically our + -selves.

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