- the reflexive form of we; used when you and another person or other people together cause and are affected by an action
- We shouldn't blame ourselves for what happened.
- Let's just relax and enjoy ourselves.
- We'd like to see it for ourselves.
- used to emphasize we or us; sometimes used instead of these words
- We've often thought of going there ourselves.
- The only people there were ourselves.
Idioms
See ourselves in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee ourselves in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English(all) by ourselves
- alone; without anyone else
- without help
(all) to ourselves
- for us alone to have or use; not shared with others
- We had the pool all to ourselves.
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