ourself

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English oure-selfe; equivalent to our +‎ -self. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /(ˌ)aʊə(ɹ)ˈsɛlf/, /(ˌ)ɑː(ɹ)ˈsɛlf/ (Northumbria) IPA(key): /wɐˈsɛl/, /wəˈsɛl/ Rhymes: -ɛlf === Pronoun === ourself (first person, singular reflexive of we) (reflexive pronoun) 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). (reflexive pronoun) The reflexive of the generic we: oneself. (colloquial) Reflexive of "we" referring to an individual person being addressed, especially a person in the speaker's care. (African-American Vernacular) The reflexive of we: ourselves. ==== Usage notes ==== The normal reflexive form of we is ourselves. This form can generally be used alternatively in the above cases, too. ==== Coordinate terms ==== ourselves (plural) myself myselves ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === foulers, refouls