yourselves

Variant of yourself

yourself definition

your·self (yo̵or self′, yər-)

pronoun pl. yourselves -·selves′ (-selvz′)

  1. a form of you, used:
    1. as an intensifier you yourself told me
    2. as a reflexive you must protect yourselves
    3. with the meaning “your real, true, or actual self” [you are not yourself when you're screaming at us] ( in this construction your functions as an adjective and self as a noun, and they may be separated your own sweet self
  2. oneself it is best to do it yourself

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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