yourself, yourselves — These are reflexive or intensive pronouns (give yourself a chance). They are not always interchangeable with you. Don t say My wife plans to write to Mary and yourself; substitute you for yourself. In I m hoping that the Smiths and yourselves… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
yourselves — yourself, yourselves Yourself (singular) and yourselves (plural) have two primary roles, (1) as reflexives (Are you talking about yourself? / Help yourselves to biscuits), and (2) as emphatic words in apposition to the pronoun you (You yourself… … Modern English usage
yourself — yourself, yourselves Yourself (singular) and yourselves (plural) have two primary roles, (1) as reflexives (Are you talking about yourself? / Help yourselves to biscuits), and (2) as emphatic words in apposition to the pronoun you (You yourself… … Modern English usage
yourselves — See yourself, yourselves … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
yourself — See yourself, yourselves … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Yourselves — Yourself Your*self , pron.; pl. {Yourselves}. [Your + self.] An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; used as a subject commonly with you; as, you yourself shall see it; also, alone in the predicate, either in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yourself — Your*self , pron.; pl. {Yourselves}. [Your + self.] An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; used as a subject commonly with you; as, you yourself shall see it; also, alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yourself — [yoor self′, yərself′] pron. pl. yourselves [yoorselvz′, yərselvz′] 1. a form of YOU, used: a) as an intensifier [you yourself told me] b) as a reflexive [you must protect yourselves] c) with the meaning “your real, true, or actual self” [ … English World dictionary
yourself — by early 14c., from YOUR (Cf. your) + SELF (Cf. self). Plural yourselves first recorded 1520s … Etymology dictionary
yourself — ► PRONOUN (second person sing. ) (pl. yourselves) 1) used as the object of a verb or preposition when this is the same as the subject of the clause and the subject is the person or people being addressed. 2) (emphatic ) you personally … English terms dictionary
