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Ourself meaning

  1. The reflexive of the royal or editorial we: myself (as used by one who is a monarch, writer or speaker when referring to oneself as we).
  2. The reflexive of the generic we: oneself.
  3. Reflexive of "we" referring to an individual person being addressed, especially a person in the speaker's care.

Using Ourself

  • The main meaning on this page is: The reflexive of the royal or editorial we: myself (as used by one who is a monarch, writer or speaker when referring to oneself as we). | The reflexive of the generic we: oneself. | Reflexive of "we" referring to an individual person being addressed, especially a person in the speaker's care.

Context around Ourself

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

loving 1× besides 1× putting 1× given 1×

Often after:

first 1×

Sentence patterns with Ourself

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

else besides ourself he said 1× have given ourself as a 1× loving ourself is enough 1× other than ourself 1× person is ourself 1× to putting ourself first in 1× version of ourself 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

i think the 1× if we want 1× loving ourself is 1× open your eyes 1× the lord here 1×

Common sentence endings:

other than ourself 1× ourself he said 1× ourselves a priority 1× version of ourself 1× your own lives 1×

Words around Ourself

Just before it in the word index:

ours 607 ouroboros 8 ouro 3 ourmine 2 ourense 7 oure 3

Just after it in the word index:

ourselves 2.578 oursler 2 ous 14 ousa 3 ousainou 9 ousd 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Ourself

  • In this selection, "ourself" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, loving, besides, putting and first stand out and add context to how "ourself" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include else besides ourself he said and have given ourself as a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ourself" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ourself

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

That person is ourself. (4 words)

I think the players are really excited to play against somebody else besides ourself," he said. (16 words)

The Lord here empathically states He is not interested in us for any reason other than ourself. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Open your eyes, O concourse of bishops, that ye may behold your Lord seated upon the Throne of might and glory." citation Baha'u'llah also wrote,"Say: We, in truth, have given Ourself as a ransom for your own lives. (41 words)

Many of us are not used to putting ourself first in our own lives, but it is entirely appropriate to make ourselves a priority. (24 words)

If we want to help someone become a better version of themself, we need to show them a better version of ourself. (22 words)

Example sentences (7)

If we want to help someone become a better version of themself, we need to show them a better version of ourself.

Loving ourself is enough, or our close ones, But, Baby we give our heart only to the ‘One’.

The Lord here empathically states He is not interested in us for any reason other than ourself.

I think the players are really excited to play against somebody else besides ourself," he said.

Many of us are not used to putting ourself first in our own lives, but it is entirely appropriate to make ourselves a priority.

That person is ourself.

Open your eyes, O concourse of bishops, that ye may behold your Lord seated upon the Throne of might and glory." citation Baha'u'llah also wrote,"Say: We, in truth, have given Ourself as a ransom for your own lives.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ourself" in a sentence?
An example: "If we want to help someone become a better version of themself, we need to show them a better version of ourself." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "ourself" from authentic English texts.
What does "ourself" mean?
Ourself means: The reflexive of the royal or editorial we: myself (as used by one who is a monarch, writer or speaker when referring to oneself as we).
How many example sentences with "ourself" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "ourself", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.