yourselves

yourselves
pronoun plural Date: 1523 1. those identical ones that are you — used reflexively <
get yourselves a treat
>
, for emphasis, or in absolute constructions 2. your normal, healthy, or sane condition or selves <
you will feel more like yourselves after a good rest
>

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • yourselves — your·selves (yo͝or sĕlvzʹ, yôr , yōr , yər ) pron. 1. Those ones identical with you. a. Used reflexively as the direct or indirect object of a verb or as the object of a preposition: Help yourselves. Have yourselves a good time. You should all… …   Universalium

  • 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

  • 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

  • yourselves — pronoun you (used as the object of a verb or preposition, referring to the people being spoken to, previously mentioned). You shouldnt blame yourselves …   Wiktionary

  • yourselves — See yourself, yourselves …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • yourselves — pron. your own persons; by your own persons; to your own persons; from your own persons your self || jÉ™(r) self n. your own person; by your own person; to your own person; from your own person …   English contemporary dictionary

  • YOURSELVES — …   Useful english dictionary

  • yourself - yourselves — When you is the subject of a verb and refers to one person, you use yourself as the object of the verb or of a preposition in the clause to refer to the same person. Are you feeding yourself properly? You might be making a fool of yourself. When… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pay Attention to Yourselves and to All the Flock — Infobox Book name = Pay Attention to Yourselves and to All the Flock title orig = translator = image caption = illustrator = cover artist = country = language = series = subject = Leadership procedure of Jehovah s Witnesses genre = Religious… …   Wikipedia

  • by yourselves — 1 : without any help I can t believe you fixed the car by yourselves. 2 : with nobody else You boys aren t old enough to go to the mall by yourselves. • • • Main Entry: ↑yourselves …   Useful english dictionary

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