Definition of OURSELVES

ourselves

Meanings

Pron

  • Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject.
  • Intensifies the subject as the group including the speaker, especially to indicate that no one else satisfies the predicate or needs to be included.
  • Referring to everyone being addressed.
  • Referring to an individual person being addressed, especially a person in the speaker's care; also ourself.

Origin / Etymology

Morphologically our + -selves.

Synonyms

usself, weself

Scrabble Score: 12

ourselves is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ourselves is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ourselves is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

ourselves is a valid Words With Friends word