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yourself English

Learners of English as a second language usually know the word yourself once they have reached the level A1 – Beginner. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning yourself meaning

What does yourself mean?

Definitions in simple English

yourself Pronoun

— You use yourself when the person doing an action and receiving an action are both you. Be careful. You'll hurt yourself. Are you happy with yourself. I heard you got yourself a new pet.

— Use for emphasis. Don't pretend you don't know. You yourself have seen these kinds of problems.

— If you do something by yourself, you do it alone. That's beautiful, son. Did you make it by yourself?

— If you don't feel yourself, you are different from usual, because you are sick, scared, stressed, etc.

yourself pronoun

— (reflexive pronoun) Your own self (singular).

— you, used emphatically

Synonyms yourself synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as yourself?

yourself English » English

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second person pronoun

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Topics yourself topics

What do people use yourself to talk about?

Language and thought

Emotion

• What words refer to controlling your feelings?
  control yourself self-control restrain yourself restraint contain yourself keep your temper
• What words refer to controlling your feelings again after losing control?
  snap out of it get a grip on yourself pull yourself together

Social behavior Behavior Admire someone

Humble

• What words refer to becoming humble?
  humble yourself
• What words refer to being too humble?
  put yourself down run yourself down sell yourself short underestimate yourself

Social behavior Behavior Admire someone

Proud

• What words refer to being proud of something or someone?
  be proud of be pleased with be delighted with be thrilled with take pride in pride yourself on
• What words refer to being proud of yourself?
  be proud of yourself be full of yourself fancy yourself let something go to your head
• What words refer to being satisfied with yourself?
  self-satisfied smug pleased with yourself complacent

Social behavior Behavior

Self-controlled

• What words refer to being self-controlled?
  abstain behave behave yourself constrain contain yourself control yourself discipline yourself forbear forgo restrain yourself say no tolerate

Grammar Part of speech Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns

• What pronouns express reflexive reference?
  self myself yourself himself herself itself ourselves yourselves themselves oneself

Language and thought Soul, spirit Mental state

Attention

• What words refer to paying too much attention to something?
  be engrossed in be wrapped up in be absorbed in be immersed in immerse yourself in preoccupied
• What words refer to making someone pay attention to you?
  get attention attract attention draw attention to yourself
• What words refer to trying to prevent people from paying attention to you?
  not want to draw attention to yourself keep a low profile low key

Language and thought Emotion Feel good

Confident

• What words refer to feeling confident?
  feel confident sure of yourself think positively secure in yourself
• What words describe someone who is not confident?
  insecure unsure of yourself

Social behavior Relationships Disunity

Alone

• What words describe a person who is alone?
  alone on your own by yourself unaccompanied marooned isolated
• What words refer to doing something alone?
  all by yourself single-handed solo in isolation self-made
• What words describe someone who spends a lot of time alone?
  solitary loner recluse keep to yourself

Person Healthy

Sick

• What words refer to being a little sick?
  off color under the weather run down not feel yourself not be yourself

Person Life Die

Kill

• What words refer to killing yourself?
  kill yourself commit suicide take your own life end it all suicide suicidal be a suicide do away with yourself

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Happy

Relaxed

• What words refer to feeling relaxed?
  relax rest unbend unwind feel at home feel at ease be at ease take it easy take things easy make yourself at home loosen up let your hair down let yourself go

Language and thought Communication Say Praise

Boast

• What words refer to boasting?
  boast brag claim crow bravado name-drop praise yourself swagger toot your own horn blow your own trumpet vaunt yourself

Language and thought Communication Say Criticize

Blame

• What words refer to blaming yourself for something?
  blame yourself reproach yourself

Social behavior

Behavior

• What words refer to behaving in a particular way?
  behave act conduct yourself be acquit yourself bear comport deal deport devote lead live occupy order your steps practice

Social behavior Behavior Do good to

Do evil to

• What words refer to doing evil to yourself?
  harm yourself cut your own throat be your own worst enemy shoot yourself in the foot rebound on come back to haunt you

Social behavior Behavior Do good to Altruistic, selfless

Selfish

• What words refer to being selfish?
  be selfish think of nobody but yourself self-centered egocentric look out for yourself look out for number one

Physical actions Move Move in a direction

Move up

• What words refer to moving up?
  move up go up arise hop up lift yourself up pull yourself up jump surge go higher get higher levitate

Physical actions Move Move toward something

Leave

• What words refer to leaving a place?
  leave depart departure go away withdraw take your leave scram skedaddle beat it set out hit the road quit (a place) absent yourself slip away vacate make yourself scarce

Person Sense, perceive Sense of touch

Comfortable

• What words refer to making yourself comfortable?
  make yourself comfortable settle down snuggle

Language and thought Think Mind

Think about

• What words refer to thinking about something for a period of time?
  think about brood cogitate consider give consideration to contemplate meditate muse mull over occupy your mind ponder reconsider reflect reflection ruminate speculate study weigh wonder go around in your mind do some thinking keep your mind on have something on your mind deduce deduction induction inductive logic apply yourself pay attention bethink conclude observe process reason theorize

Language and thought Think Learn

Study

• What words refer to studying something?
  study analyze check concern yourself with consider determine examine experiment (v) follow inquire into investigate learn look into/for look something up probe prowl seek search research study test trace track trail try to find out about

Language and thought Think Learn

Check

• What words refer to checking something to make sure it is true or correct?
  check make sure make certain double-check verify confirm check out crosscheck see for yourself check up on

Language and thought Want Decide, plan

Determined

• What words refer to being determined to do something?
  determined aspire be intent on be set on set your mind on be resolved mean business purposefully tenacious put yourself into

Language and thought Want Request

Agree to do something

• What do people say when they agree to do something?
  All right Yes you can Sure Of course Help yourself Be my guest

Language and thought Want Ask permission

Give permission

• What words do people use when they give someone permission?
  go ahead be my guest feel free help yourself

Language and thought Want

Offer

• What expressions do people use when they are offering something?
  Would you like...? Can I...? Shall I...? Have a/some... Help yourself to...

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Like, love

Enjoy doing something

• What words refer to feeling happy when you are doing something?
  enjoy yourself have a good time have fun have the time of your life have a whale of a time have a blast be in your element live it up let your hair down

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Like, love

Self-esteem

• What words refer to feeling good about yourself?
  feel good about yourself

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Happy

Calm

• What words refer to becoming calm?
  calm down cool down cool off compose yourself steady your nerves relax quiet down

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Sad

• What words refer to feeling sad?
  be sad feel sad feel down grieve mourn feel sorry for yourself sulk wallow in feel hurt

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Sorry

• What words refer to feeling sorry?
  feel sorry be sorry regret feel remorse feel convicted conscience stricken feel guilty lament rue rue the day ruefully wish you hadn't done something kick yourself repent be ashamed feel ashamed have a bad conscience have a guilty conscience be on your conscience feel bad about

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Afraid

Shy, timid

• What words refer to not being shy?
  come out of your shell come out of yourself open up

Language and thought Communication Say Talk about a subject

Repeat

• What words refer to saying something a second time?
  repeat repeat yourself say again iterate recapitulate reiterate reaffirm

Language and thought Communication Say Criticize

Mock

• What words refer to doing something that causes someone to mock you?
  be ridiculous make a fool of yourself

Language and thought Communication

Story

• What words refer to a story about a person's life?
  my/your/his story tell about yourself biography biographical biographer autobiography autobiographical

Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Cry, tear

• What words refer to crying a lot?
  cry your eyes out tears roll down your cheeks eyes full of tears eyes are brimming with tears cry your heart out cry yourself to sleep

Social behavior Behavior

Good, moral

• What words refer to doing something good?
  do good be good behave behave yourself be on your best behavior

Social behavior Behavior Admire someone

Show off

• What words refer to showing off?
  show off flash your money around put on airs vaunt yourself

Social behavior Behavior Love

Not care

• What do people say when they don't care what happens, because they would be happy with whatever happens?
  not mind not be fussy it doesn't matter to me it doesn't bother me I'm easy suit yourself have no objection

Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Trouble

Separate, alone

• What words refer to being alone?
  be separate alone lonely isolated hermit recluse cloistered sanctified singular bachelor old maid orphan be by yourself cut off from people marooned remote distant

Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to trouble

Brave

• What words refer to the action of showing courage?
  show courage be brave dare brace yourself embolden face (v) buck up

Social behavior Conflict War

Surrender

• What words refer to surrendering to an enemy?
  surrender sue for peace armistice concede defeat accept defeat admit defeat give up give in yield call it quits unconditional surrender lay down arms turn yourself in

Work and occupation Finance Accumulate wealth

Earn

• What words refer to earning enough to pay for what you need?
  earn a living make a living support yourself earn your keep

Work and occupation Finance Dishonest financial practices

Steal

• What words refer to stealing something?
  steal filch help yourself to lift nick pinch purloin rip off rustle take walk off with

Work and occupation Finance Dishonest financial practices

Cheat

• What words refer to cheating someone?
  cheat chisel deceive defraud fraud greed impose yourself on maneuver scheme swindle take someone trick

Physical actions Posture

Stand

• What words refer to standing up from a sitting or lying position?
  stand stand up rise (to your feet) get up get to your feet jump to your feet leap up leap out of the chair pick yourself up

Physical actions Move Pursue

Escape

• What words refer to escaping from a difficult situation?
  extricate yourself talk your way out of

Physical actions Have, be with Keep something

Throw away

• What words are used for throwing something away?
  throw away throw aside toss junk jettison discard eliminate heave reject expel dispose of cast off throw overboard get rid of rid yourself of dump clean out purge smoke out unload delete

States Quantity Number Cardinal numbers

One

• What words refer to being by yourself?
  alone by yourself sole

States Location Be at a place

Absent

• What words indicate that something or someone is not in a particular place?
  be absent not be here not be around be out not be in be away missing be off not be at not be there absence be gone not present be away nowhere to be found out of sight truant absent without leave AWOL missing in action not show up make yourself scarce minus someone be lacking lose elsewhere somewhere else

Examples yourself examples

How do I use yourself in a sentence?

Simple sentences

You are not old enough to go swimming by yourself.

You must do it yourself.

You should have introduced yourself.

You must control yourself.

You must rid yourself of bad habits.

Behave yourself.

You got yourself a nice guy.

Go tell him yourself.

Look at yourself in the mirror.

Don't allow yourself to become fat.

You should be ashamed of yourself.

If you don't believe me, go and see it for yourself.

Before beginning to shop at this online store please familiarize yourself with these store policies.

Stop asking me for a drink! Go get it yourself.

How many times a day do you look at yourself in the mirror?

You are still asking yourself what the meaning of life is?

Take good care of yourself.

Please take good care of yourself.

You should only count on yourself--but even then, not too much.

Make yourself at home.

Please make yourself at home.

All you have to do is to take care of yourself.

Did you do your homework by yourself?

You should learn to restrain yourself.

You yourself have to finish it.

Movie subtitles

Chaeyoon didn't you say you loved me more than yourself?

Do you find yourself asking questions about this feeling?

So, did you find yourself a new. companion?

Well. when we say that, we mean paradise within yourself.

It looks like you only believe in Lord Choi, but your backing is Lord Choi, not yourself.

To find out the truth about your death by yourself?

What are you doing here by yourself?

Didn't you see for yourself that your mother is still in this body?

As for you, take care of yourself. I'm leaving.

So keep this to yourself.

Don't trouble yourself, sir.

The answer is within yourself.

Did you really work that out for yourself or did you cheat?

You have made yourself really easy to find.

Here is your title of ownership, a plow and a horse to go with it, and a rifle to defend yourself against those bastards.

I hope you'll enjoy yourself.

If all settlers were like yourself, all would be well.

Take care of yourself!

Throwing yourself at him like that!

Look at yourself. A Kabyle raped your grandmother!

How could you keep such a secret to yourself this long?

If you could see yourself right now, living in this place.

Okay, why don't you do this yourself?

Uh, no. You can give it to her yourself at the play tonight.

You're not seriously thinking of killing yourself, are you?

Ah, I bet you decided to plug yourself in directly, huh?

Professor, this is where you came to distance yourself from everything that can hurt you. fleeing to the safety of your cage.

Just help yourself.

What you going to call yourself?

You can't call yourself that.

It's like calling yourself.

You call yourself whatever you like, mate.

Well, un-busy yourself.

You need to watch yourself!

If you still plan to threaten the Princess-- A disabled person and furthermore, one with a faint spirit, why would I want to touch her? But, compared to the Princess, shouldn't you worry about yourself?

Do you still hate yourself for doing that?

As for you, take care of yourself.

SO GET YOURSELF -- WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?

Prepare yourself.

News and current affairs

Friedrich Nietzsche said that if you look in the eye of the Devil for too long, you risk becoming a devil yourself.

On the contrary, before the Civil War you could start out splitting rails, light out for the Western Territory, make a success of yourself on the frontier, and wind up as President - if you were named Abraham Lincoln.

So please don't allow yourself to be drawn into pandering to Israel's radicals and hawks.

How can you define yourself to the West, when the West has so spectacularly and visibly changed its appearance, if not its essence?

Before you start weeping in sympathy with the farmer, ask yourself one question: what would have been the fate of the lambs if there had been no outbreak of foot and mouth disease?

It's almost like donating a pint of blood for yourself in case you need it for subsequent surgery.

Having put yourself in their position for a moment, can you blame them?

But ask yourself this: Do you really think the euro will be around in its present form a century from now?

If you are ashamed, you do not expose yourself to punishment, nor do you extend your hand in a gesture of repair. When you are ashamed, you cannot bear the critical gaze of others: you hold your head low.

Just for a minute, put yourself in his place.

You must ensure that you abide by international rules of propriety, covering newly exposed domestic sources of weaknesses, and protecting yourself from the elements.

It was the kind of advice you give to others, but never follow yourself.

Policymakers elsewhere in the world take note: starving yourself is not the road to health, and pushing unemployment higher is not a formula for market confidence.

When you understand that you are likely to live into your late 80's or beyond, and you also understand that the quality of public health services is deteriorating, you save more to take care of yourself.

An intriguing clue comes from research in neuroscience that explains why it is impossible to tickle yourself.

Tickling yourself is as futile as trying to make yourself richer by writing yourself a check - or selling yourself your house for twice its current market price.

It is easier to become open to others when you are confident in yourself.

You can, however, succeed in tickling yourself through an intermediary - a machine, for instance, that translates the movements of your fingers into sensations on the skin by a method indirect enough for the cerebellum to be unable to anticipate them.