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yourself*/*/*/
[jəˈself]
(plural yourselves [jəˈselvz] ) pronoun
1) the REFLEXIVE form of ‘you', used for showing that the person or people who you are talking to or writing to are affected by something that they do
Did you hurt yourself?[/ex]
Go and get yourselves something to eat.[/ex]
2) used with ‘you' for emphasizing that you mean the person or people who you are talking to or writing to, and no one else
Think about how you yourself would like to be treated in a similar situation.[/ex]
3) formal
used instead of ‘you' in order to be formal or polite. Many people think that this use is incorrect
Someone like yourself would be a suitable buyer for the property.[/ex]
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(all) by yourself — 1) without help from anyone else[/ex]
Did you paint the room all by yourself?[/ex]

— 2) alone

I'm sure you like to be by yourself sometimes.[/ex]
(all) to yourself — not shared with anyone else[/ex]
You have the house to yourself until five o'clock.[/ex]
(all) to yourself — not sharing something with anyone else[/ex]
My parents were away, so I had the house to myself.[/ex]
be/feel/look etc yourself — to be, or appear to be, in your normal mental or physical state[/ex]
Take a rest - you're not quite yourself today.[/ex]

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