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your⋅self

  [yoor-self, yawr-, yohr-, yer-]
Use yourselves in a Sentence
–pronoun, plural -selves  [-selvz] .
1. (an emphatic appositive of you or ye ): a letter you yourself wrote.
2. a reflexive form of you (used as the direct or indirect object of a verb or the object of a preposition): Don't blame yourself. Did you ever ask yourself “why”? You can think for yourself.
3. Informal. (used in place of you, esp. in compound subjects, objects, and complements): Ted and yourself have been elected. We saw your sister and yourself at the game. People like yourselves always feel like that.
4. (used in absolute constructions): Yourself having so little money, how could they expect you to help?
5. your normal or customary self: You'll soon be yourself again.
6. (used in place of you after as, than, or but): scholars as famous as yourselves; a girl no older than yourself.
7. oneself: The surest way is to do it yourself.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME; see your, self

Usage note:
See myself.
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your·selves   (yŏŏr-sělvz', yôr-, yōr-, yər-)   
pron.  

  1. Those ones identical with you:

    1. Used reflexively as the direct or indirect object of a verb or as the object of a preposition: Help yourselves. Have yourselves a good time. You should all watch out for yourselves.

    2. Used for emphasis: You should take care of the matter yourselves.

    3. Used in an absolute construction: Yourselves having run the race, you four should receive the prize.

  2. Your normal or healthy condition: Just relax and be yourselves. See Usage Note at myself.

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Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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