ourselves

our-selves · pronoun

imported

Definitions

pronoun

  1. 1.

    Used as the object of a verb or preposition when the subject is "we" and the action affects the same people.

  2. 2.

    Used for emphasis.

  3. 3.

    Our normal or true selves.

Related words

See also: myself, our, ours, we

Etymology

From Middle English, a compound of our + selves. The reflexive pronouns with -self/-selves developed in Middle English to replace earlier forms using self as a separate word.