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yourself en · PRON

Pronunciation

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• /jəˈsɛlf/ weak form
• /jʊɹˈsɛlf/ strong form
• /jʊəˈsɛlf/ strong form, without the pour–poor merger
• /jɔɹˈsɛlf/ strong form
• /jɔːˈsɛlf/ strong form, pour–poor merger
• /jɚˈsɛlf/ weak form

Etymology

From Middle English yourself, equivalent to your + -self.

Meanings

1. (pronoun, reflexive) Your own self (singular).
   • As an adult, you would find yourself being a people pleaser with the men in your life –– afraid to be rejected and emotionally abandoned. 2025 April 28, Madeline Holcombe, “It might be time to ‘reparent’ yourself. Here’s how to get started”, in CNN:
   • After a good night's sleep you'll feel like yourself again.
   • Be careful with that fire or you'll burn yourself.
2. (emphatic, pronoun) You (singular); used emphatically, especially to indicate exclusiveness of the referent's participation in the predicate, i.e., that no one else is involved.
   • You yourself know that what you wrote was wrong.
3. (Ireland, especially, proscribed) You (singular); even when "you" has not been used previously; see usage notes.
   • No one understands me like yourself.
   • I only spoke to my lawyer and yourself about the issue.
   • I spoke with yourself last in February.
   • My colleague and yourself are invited to the conference.

Forms

Deriveds

don't knock yourself out · go shit yourself · because you touch yourself at night · make yourself at home · don't keep a dog and bark yourself · take care of · go screw yourself · check yourself before you wreck yourself · dig yourself · do it yourself · go chase yourself · buy yourself a hat · please yourself · do-it-yourself · fuck yourself · stab yourself and pass the dagger · hello yourself, and see how you like it · keep telling yourself that · keep yourself safe

Relateds

Ime · they · he · themhem · mymineme · me · thou · your · all yours y'all's you guys' your guys' · her · thyselftheeselfthysen · she · themselvestheirsen · y'allselves · oursourn · our · themself · himselfhisselfhissen · The following table shows a list of English personal pronoun · itselfhitself · one · yourselves · mine · all your y'all's your all's you guys' your guys' · yoursyourn · archaic forms are in italics. 1 See Appendix:English third-person singular pronouns for attested neopronoun. · yourselfyoursen · itshishits · itshis · ourselvesourselfoursen · us · – · their · him · we · you · one's · ithit · hishisn · including archaic and dialectal forms. Dialectal and obsolete · thythine · myselfmemysen · theirstheirn · hershern · his · themselves · herselfhersen · youye · thine · you ally'all you guys yous · them · theirs · 'em · oneself · thee

Translations (103)

ca et ((reflexive) your own self) · arz نفسِك ((reflexive) your own self) · ar نفسكَ ((reflexive) your own self) · fi itsesi ((reflexive) your own self) · ru себя́ ((reflexive) your own self) · tyv бодуң ((reflexive) your own self) · be ты сам (you, used emphatically) · eo vin ((reflexive) your own self) · dsb se ((reflexive) your own self) · hu magadat ((reflexive) your own self) · es te ((reflexive) your own self) · ar نفسكِ ((reflexive) your own self) · io tu ipsa ((reflexive) your own self) · es ti misma (tuteo) ((reflexive) your own self) · fr toi-même (you, used emphatically) · es ti ((reflexive) your own self) · sk ty sama (you, used emphatically) · fa خودت ((reflexive) your own self) · es se ((reflexive) your own self) · la tute (you, used emphatically) · ase A@Chesthigh SmallFrontandback (you, used emphatically) · it voi stesse ((reflexive) your own self) · fr te ((reflexive) your own self) · ca mateix (you, used emphatically) · se ieš (you, used emphatically) · lv jūs pati (you, used emphatically) · ru ты сама́ (you, used emphatically) · es usted misma ((reflexive) your own self) · nl jijzelf ((reflexive) your own self) · pt te ((reflexive) your own self) · it te stesso ((reflexive) your own self) · cs sebe ((reflexive) your own self) · es vos misma ((reflexive) your own self) · es tú mismo (you, used emphatically) · arz نفسَك ((reflexive) your own self) · es usted mismo ((reflexive) your own self) · de sich selbst ((reflexive) your own self) · sk vy sami (you, used emphatically) · tr kendin ((reflexive) your own self) · de dich ((reflexive) your own self) · srn yusrefi ((reflexive) your own self) · ru вы са́ми (you, used emphatically) · nv tʼáá nihí ((reflexive) your own self) · it te stessa ((reflexive) your own self) · hu magad ((reflexive) your own self) · fi sinä itse (you, used emphatically) · io vu ipsa ((reflexive) your own self) · be сабе́ ((reflexive) your own self) · be -цца ((reflexive) your own self) · rom tut ((reflexive) your own self) · cmn 自己 (you, used emphatically) · lv tu pats (you, used emphatically) · sk vy same (you, used emphatically) · cy eich hun ((reflexive) your own self) · se iežat ((reflexive) your own self) · lv jūs paši (you, used emphatically) · fi te itse (you, used emphatically) · kjh позың ((reflexive) your own self) · la vosmet ((reflexive) your own self) · cy dy hunan ((reflexive) your own self) · it voi stessi ((reflexive) your own self) · de dich selbst ((reflexive) your own self) · eo vi ((reflexive) your own self) · es vos mismo ((reflexive) your own self) · cs se ((reflexive) your own self) · ja 自身 ((reflexive) your own self) · be ты сама́ (you, used emphatically) · be сябе́ ((reflexive) your own self) · sco yersel ((reflexive) your own self) · fi itsenne ((reflexive) your own self) · cy dy hun ((reflexive) your own self) · uk ви сами́ (you, used emphatically) · pl sama (you, used emphatically) · pl siebie ((reflexive) your own self) · uk ти сам (you, used emphatically) · ru ты са́м (you, used emphatically) · ja 自分 (you, used emphatically) · pt se ((reflexive) your own self) · cy eich hunan ((reflexive) your own self) · nl uzelf ((reflexive) your own self) · fr vous-même (you, used emphatically) · sah бэйэҥ ((reflexive) your own self) · fr vous ((reflexive) your own self) · lv jūs pašas (you, used emphatically) · pt você/tu mesmo (you, used emphatically) · pl sam (you, used emphatically) · ru -ся ((reflexive) your own self) · cs samotný (you, used emphatically) · pl się ((reflexive) your own self) · la tute ((reflexive) your own self) · lv jūs pats (you, used emphatically) · uk ти сама́ (you, used emphatically) · lv tu pati (you, used emphatically) · cs sám (you, used emphatically) · be сабо́й ((reflexive) your own self) · la tutemet ((reflexive) your own self) · eo vi mem (you, used emphatically) · de sich ((reflexive) your own self) · es ti mismo (tuteo) ((reflexive) your own self) · unm kënihëlàchi ((reflexive) your own self) · be вы са́мі (you, used emphatically) · uk ви самі́ (you, used emphatically) · sk ty sám (you, used emphatically)