yourself

1. 1.Your own self (singular).

   • Be careful with that fire or you'll burn yourself.
   • After a good night's sleep you'll feel like yourself again.
   • As an adult, you would find yourself being a people pleaser with the men in your life –– afraid to be rejected and emotionally abandoned.

2. 2.You (singular); used emphatically, especially to indicate exclusiveness of the referent's participation in the predicate, i.e., that no one else is involved.

   • You yourself know that what you wrote was wrong.

3. 3.You (singular); even when "you" has not been used previously; see usage notes.

   • No one understands me like yourself.
   • I spoke with yourself last in February.
   • I only spoke to my lawyer and yourself about the issue.

4. 4.Honorific alternative letter-case form of yourself, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

   • Respect yourself and you will be respected.
   • If you respect yourself, others will respect you.
   • If you respect yourself, then others will respect you.

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