̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ pronoun
Etymology: Middle English, fr your (II) + self, n.
1.
a. : that identical one that is you : the self that belongs to you : the self that is yours — used at first only in reference to a person of high social status or a person not well known to the speaker
as many, worthy lady, to yourself — Shakespeare
but later without this limitation — used reflexively as object of a preposition or direct or indirect object of a verb
why should you be so cruel to yourself — John Milton
be careful or you might hurt yourself
how much time do you allow yourself for a shave
or for emphasis in apposition especially with you or ye or after an imperative verb
an ice pick which you yourself had bought — Erle Stanley Gardner
you said the same thing yourself
I'd like to see you do any better yourself
carry the packages yourself
or for emphasis instead of nonreflexive you as object of a preposition or direct or indirect object of a verb
a method developed … by men like yourself — Bernard Bloch
asked me to give your wife and yourself his best wishes
or for emphasis instead of you or instead of you yourself as predicate nominative
the only one I am worried about is yourself
or in comparisons after than or as
nobody is better qualified for the job than yourself
or as part of a compound subject
we hope your husband and yourself can be there
or in archaic or substandard use as only subject of a verb either in the third person singular form or in the same form that would agree with you as subject
I'm all right; how's yourself
yourself are tall — Robert Browning
or in absolute constructions
yourself a cautious man, you expect caution in others
b. : your normal, healthy, or sane condition
when you came to yourself again after the accident
: your normal, healthy, or sane self
you are not yourself today
2. : oneself
it is more restful to ride in a car that someone else is driving than to drive a car yourself
the registrant testified that, in his belief, the Bible does believe in defending yourself but not with weapons — J.J.Smith
the process of coming to yourself after being under an anesthetic