ourselves

/aʊəˈsɛlvz/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Sense 1

Meaning · English

Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nhóm bao gồm người nói là đối tượng của động từ hoặc giới từ khi nhóm đó cũng là chủ thể

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Pronoun

Examples

We should keep this for ourselves.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

Intensifies the subject as the group including the speaker, especially to indicate that no one else satisfies the predicate or needs to be included.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Làm cho chủ thể mạnh mẽ hơn như một nhóm bao gồm người nói

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Pronoun

Examples

We did it ourselves.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “ourselves” mean?

Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject.

Is “ourselves” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.