ourselves
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Sense 1
Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject.
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
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
Intensifies the subject as the group including the speaker, especially to indicate that no one else satisfies the predicate or needs to be included.
Làm cho chủ thể mạnh mẽ hơn như một nhóm bao gồm người nói
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Pronoun
Examples
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.