ourselves

 
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ourselves

  (our-sĕlvz', är-) pronunciation
pron.
  1. Those ones identical with us.
    1. Used reflexively as the direct or indirect object of a verb or the object of a preposition: We bought ourselves an espresso machine.
    2. Used for emphasis: We ourselves were certain of the facts.
    3. Used in an absolute construction: Feeling chilly ourselves, we moved the party indoors.
  2. Our normal or healthy condition or state: We're feeling ourselves again after our bout with the flu. See Usage Note at myself.

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IN BRIEF: Plural of one's own self.

pronunciation The only way we were going to get a clubhouse we liked was to build it ourselves.

 
Translations: Translations for: Ourselves

Dansk (Danish)
pron. - vi (os) selv, selv, os

Nederlands (Dutch)
ons(zelf), wij zelf

Français (French)
pron. - nous-mêmes, pour nous, pour nous-mêmes, tout seuls/toutes seules

Deutsch (German)
pron. - wir/uns selbst

Ελληνική (Greek)
pron. - εμείς οι ίδιοι, εαυτούς, εμάς

Italiano (Italian)
noi, noi stessi

idioms:

  • be ourselves    essere noi stessi

Português (Portuguese)
pron. - nós mesmos

idioms:

  • be ourselves    sermos nós mesmos

Русский (Russian)
(мы) сами

idioms:

  • be ourselves    быть самими собой

Español (Spanish)
pron. - nos, nosotros, nosotros mismos

Svenska (Swedish)
pron. - (vi) själva

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
我们自己

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
pron. - 我們自己

한국어 (Korean)
pron. - 우리자신들

日本語 (Japanese)
pron. - 自分自身を, 自分で

idioms:

  • be ourselves    普段通りである

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ضمير) أنفسنا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
pron. - ‮עצמנו, את עצמנו, בעצמנו, לעצמנו, אותנו‬


 
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