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Definition of ourselves - Reverso English Dictionary
Pronoun
1.
reflexiveused when the subject and object are the same group
- We taught ourselves how to play the guitar.
2.
emphasisused to emphasize the subject 'we'
- We ourselves will handle the situation.
Expressions with ourselves
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in a way that should stay secret between us
Just between ourselves, I think he will quit soon.
only within our group, not with others
We decided to keep the news amongst ourselves.
in confidence, not to be shared
Between ourselves, I think he will quit soon.
Origin of ourselves
Old English, us (us) + self (self)
Examples of ourselves in a sentence
We congratulated ourselves on the successful event. We ourselves completed the entire project. We ourselves need to make the final decision.
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- French:nous-mêmes, ...
- German:uns, ...
- Italian:noi stessi, ...
- Spanish:nosotros mismos, ...
- Portuguese:nos, nós mesmos, ...
- Chinese:我们自己, ...
- Japanese:自分たちで, 自身, ...
- Arabic:أَنفُسُنا, أَنْفُسَنا, ...
- Hebrew:עַצְמֵנוּ, בְּעַצְמֵנוּ, ...
- Russian:себя, сами, ...
- Ukrainian:себе, ми самі, ...
- Hindi:अपने आप, ...
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