/ jɔːˈself; weak form jə-; NAmE jər-; jɔːr-; jʊr-/ ( pl. your·selves / -ˈselvz; NAmE /) pronoun
1.
(the reflexive form of you ) used when the person or people being spoken to both cause and are affected by an action :
Have you hurt yourself?
You don't seem quite yourself today (= you do not seem well or do not seem as happy as usual) .
Enjoy yourselves!
2.
used to emphasize the fact that the person who is being spoken to is doing sth :
Do it yourself—I don't have time.
You can try it out for yourselves.
You yourself are one of the chief offenders.
3.
you :
We sell a lot of these to people like yourself.
'And yourself,' he replied, 'How are you?'
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IDIOMS
- (all) by yourself / yourselves
- (all) to yourself / yourselves
- be yourself