yourself

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yourself^¹

/jəˈsɛlf/ UK
/jɔːˈsɛlf/ UK
/jʊəˈsɛlf/ UK
/jɚˈsɛlf/ Canada, US
/jɔɹˈsɛlf/ Canada, US
/jʊɹˈsɛlf/ Canada, US

Rhymes with -ɛlf

Where it comes from

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

pronoun you · yerself · yo'self · yoself · yohself · Yourself

pronoun, reflexive Your own self (singular). Be careful with that fire or you'll burn yourself.
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.
Ireland, especially, proscribed You (singular); even when "you" has not been used previously; see usage notes. I spoke with yourself last in February.
Oneself. These days you have to watch yourself in the center of the city.

Yourself^²

pronoun

honorific Honorific alternative letter-case form of yourself, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: alone, ask, even, help, herself, himself, itself, know, lonely, miserable, myself, oneself, only, ourselves, own, personally

Translations

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pron (reflexive) your own self

Español	te, ti, se, ti mismo (tuteo), ti misma (tuteo), vos mismo
日本語	自身 jishin
Português	te, se
Français	te, vous
Deutsch	dich, dich selbst, sich, sich selbst
Italiano	te stesso, te stessa, voi stessi, voi stesse
Русский	себя́ sebjá, -ся -sja
العربية	نفسكَ nafsuka, نفسكِ nafsuki

pron you, used emphatically

Español	tú mismo
日本語	自分 jibun
中文	自己 zìjǐ
Português	você/tu mesmo
Français	toi-même, vous-même
Русский	ты са́м ty sám, ты сама́ ty samá, вы са́ми vy sámi

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@misc{yourself_2026,
  title = {yourself},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yourself},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}