yourselves
pronouncommon in dialogue
- //jəˈsɛlvz//
- //jɔːˈsɛlvz//
- //jʊəˈsɛlvz//
- //jɚˈsɛlvz//
You (plural), used to intensify the subject as the group addressed.
pronoun
- 1
You (plural), used to intensify the subject as the group addressed.
You yourselves won’t eat at that restaurant. Why are you recommending it to us?
- 2
Also a form of youInflection of you (plural) used as the object of a verb or non-locative preposition in a clause whose subject is the same (the people addressed).
You shouldn't blame yourselves.
Talk amongst yourselves.
Etymology
Morphologically your + -selves.
Forms
- plural
- of you
your · Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one…yours · That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person…yourself · Your own self (singular).
yourselves · You (plural), used to intensify the subject as the group addressed.
yous · You.Youse · A surname from German.youth · The quality or state of being young.