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Definition of ourselves pronoun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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ourselves

pronoun
ourselves pronunciation English ɑːˈselvz ourselves pronunciation American ɑːrˈselvz
ourselves pronunciation English ˌaʊəˈselvz ourselves pronunciation American ˌaʊərˈselvz
 
1 the reflexive form of we; used when you and another person or other people together cause and are affected by an actionWe shouldn't blame ourselves for what happened.Let's just relax and enjoy ourselves.We'd like to see it for ourselves.2 used to emphasize we or us; sometimes used instead of these wordsWe've often thought of going there ourselves.The only people there were ourselves.
Idioms

(all) by ourselves

1 alone; without anyone else2 without help

(all) to ourselves

for us alone; not shared with anyone
We had the pool all to ourselves.