yourself

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Also spelled yerseln, yourseln, yo’sef, and yo’self

US /jəˈsɛlf/ UK /jɔːˈsɛlf/ See IPA manual

Freq #260

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1

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Your own self; used when you are both the subject and the object of an action.

Be careful with that fire or you'll burn yourself.
2

pron
You, used for emphasis to stress that you alone are involved.

You yourself know that what you wrote was wrong.

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Forms yourselves

Derived forms do-it-yourself

Related forms he herherselfhersenhershernhimhimselfhisselfhissenhishishisnimeithititselfhitselfitshis

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From Middle English yourself, equivalent to your + -self.

yourself Middle English

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# yourself

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** pron
**IPA (US):** /jəˈsɛlf/
**IPA (UK):** /jɔːˈsɛlf/
**Frequency rank:** 260

## Meanings
1. Your own self; used when you are both the subject and the object of an action.
2. You, used for emphasis to stress that you alone are involved.

## Examples
- Be careful with that fire or you'll burn yourself.
- You yourself know that what you wrote was wrong.

## Derived Forms
- do-it-yourself

## Related Forms
- he
- her
- herselfhersen
- hershern
- him
- himselfhisselfhissen
- his
- hishisn
- ime
- ithit
- itselfhitself
- itshis

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: yourself

## Etymology
From Middle English yourself, equivalent to your + -self.

## AI Etymology
Yourself is from Middle English yourself, equivalent to your + -self. A key historical form is Middle English yourself. In present-day use, it can mean your own self; used when you are both the subject and the object of an action, or you, used for emphasis to stress that you alone are involved. Derived formations include do-it-yourself. Related words include he, her, herselfhersen, hershern, him.

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