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ourselves

/aʊəˈsɛlvz/ /aʊɚˈsɛlvz/

Meanings
pronoun
(reflexive pronoun) Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject.

Examples :

"We should keep this for ourselves."
grammar language group person essential

Related Words

Illustration including

including verb

/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

"I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."

Illustration predicate

predicate noun

/ˈpɹɛdɪkət/ /ˈpɹɛdɪˌkeɪt/

(grammar) The part of the sentence (or clause) which states something about the subject or the object of the sentence.

"In "The dog barked very loudly", the subject is "the dog" and the predicate is "barked very loudly"."

Illustration preposition

preposition noun

/ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/ /ˈpɹiːpəˌzɪʃən/

(grammar, strict sense) Any of a class of non-inflecting words typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.

"Understanding what a preposition is helps students identify the function of words like "on," "in," and "at" within a sentence. "

Illustration intensifies

intensifies verb

/ɪnˈtɛnsɪfaɪz/

To render more intense

"to intensify a photographic negative"

Illustration object

object noun

/ˈɒb.d͡ʒɛkt/ /ˈɑb.d͡ʒɛkt/

A thing that has physical existence.

"The student's favorite object in her classroom was a colorful globe. "

Illustration reflexive

reflexive adjective

/ɹəˈflɛksɪv/

That reflects, or redirects back to the source.

"Mirrors are reflective."

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration subject

subject adjective

/ˈsʌb.dʒɪkt/ /ˈsʌb.dʒɛkt/ /səbˈdʒɛkt/

Likely to be affected by or to experience something.

"The students are subject to strict rules about late arrivals. "

Illustration speaker

speaker noun

/ˈspiːkə/ /ˈspikɚ/

One who speaks.

"The speaker at the school assembly encouraged students to be respectful. "

Illustration pronoun

pronoun noun

/ˈpɹəʊnaʊn/ /ˈpɹoʊ.naʊn/

(grammar) A type of noun that refers anaphorically to another noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective. English examples include I, you, him, who, me, my, each other.

"My favorite pronoun is "we," as it often refers to my family and me. "

Illustration satisfies

satisfies verb

/ˈsætɪsfaɪz/

To do enough for; to meet the needs of; to fulfill the wishes or requirements of.

"This simple meal satisfies my hunger. "

Illustration indicate

indicate verb

/ˈɪndɪkeɪt/

To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

"The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure."