ourselves
plural pronoun
our·selves
är-ˈselvz 
au̇(-ə)r-
1
: those identical ones that are we
—used reflexively
we're doing it solely for ourselves
, for emphasiswe ourselves will never go
, or in absolute constructionsourselves no longer young, we can sympathize with those who are old
compare we sense 1
2
: our normal, healthy, or sane condition
just not ourselves today
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ourselves
pronoun plural
our·selves
är-ˈselvz
au̇(ə)r-
1
: our own selves
—used for emphasis or to show that the subject and object of the verb are the same
we amused ourselves
we did it ourselves
2
: our normal or healthy selves
just not ourselves today
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