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Ourself

//(ˌ)aʊə(ɹ)ˈsɛlf// pron, slang

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Pronoun
  1. 1
    The reflexive of the royal or editorial we: myself (as used by one who is a monarch, writer or speaker when referring to oneself as we). first-person, pronoun, reflexive

    "In the present study, we will limit ourself to the simplest of cases."

  2. 2
    The reflexive of the generic we: oneself. first-person, pronoun, reflexive

    "We should love our neighbor as ourself."

  3. 3
    Reflexive of "we" referring to an individual person being addressed, especially a person in the speaker's care. colloquial, first-person, form-of, reflexive

    "Hello Mrs Miggins. Did we manage to wash ourself this morning?"

  4. 4
    The reflexive of we: ourselves. first-person

Etymology

From Middle English oure-selfe; equivalent to our + -self.

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