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ourselves /ˌawɚˈsɛlvz/  /ɑɚˈsɛlvz/

Anh-Việt Anh-Anh
  • pronoun
    those same ones that we are
    a - used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a group that includes you after that group has already been mentioned
    We consider ourselves lucky.
    We can see ourselves being parents someday.
    We kept the money for ourselves.
    We made fools (out) of ourselves. [=we made ourselves look foolish]
    We have the house to ourselves this weekend. [=we are the only ones staying in the house this weekend]
    We want to see it for ourselves. [=we wanted to see it rather than have someone tell us about it, describe it to us, etc.]
    b - used for emphasis to refer again to a group that includes you after that group has already been mentioned
    We ourselves do not agree.
    We did it ourselves.
    We told them ourselves that we would help.
    We were young once ourselves. [=we are old now but were once young]
    our normal or healthy selves
    We are tired and just not ourselves.
    We were sick, but we are back to ourselves today.
    by ourselves
    without any help from other people
    We did it (all) by ourselves.
    with nobody else except us
    We went to the movies by ourselves.
    We both live by ourselves. [=alone]