OURSELF


Meaning of OURSELF in English

■ pronoun [ first person plural ]

1》 used instead of ‘ourselves’ typically when ‘we’ refers to people in general.

2》 archaic used instead of ‘myself’ by a sovereign.

Usage

The standard reflexive form corresponding to we and us is ourselves , as in we can only blame ourselves . The singular form ~ is sometimes used, but is not widely accepted in standard English.

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