Ourself

Pronoun

Definitions

1.PronounThe reflexive of the royal or editorial we: myself (as used by one who is a monarch, writer or speaker when referring to oneself as we).

"In the present study, we will limit ourself to the simplest of cases."

2.PronounThe reflexive of the generic we: oneself.

"We should love our neighbor as ourself."

3.PronounReflexive of "we" referring to an individual person being addressed, especially a person in the speaker's care.

"Hello Mrs Miggins. Did we manage to wash ourself this morning?; Well done Timmy! Did we make that model ourself?"

4.PronounThe reflexive of we: ourselves.

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