yourself

Definitions

1. pronoun

   Your own self, as the object of a verb.

   Examples

   • Be careful with that fire or you will burn yourself.
   • After a good night's sleep, you will feel like yourself again.
2. pronoun

   Used to stress that you, and no one else, do something.

   Examples

   • You yourself know that what you wrote was wrong.
   • Did you build this yourself?
3. pronoun

   A formal or polite way to say you.

   Examples

   • I spoke with yourself last in February.
   • No one understands me like yourself.