yourselves

You, acting alone

You use yourselves as the object of a verb or preposition to refer a second time to the persons you are addressing: Please help yourselves to anything in the fridge.

Yourselves and other pronouns that end in –self and –selves are called reflexives because they indicate that the action of a verb is reflected back at the subject of the sentence.

autonomy

independence

Freedom from external control

volition · choice · individualism · accountability · responsibility

identity

individuality

Unique personal character

authenticity · distinctiveness · persona · essence · genuine

self-care

wellness

Overall state of health

rest · nurturing · nourishment · hygiene · balance · indulgence · restoration · recovery · downtime · recharging

introspection

soul-searching

Probing one's innermost feelings

meditation

reflexive

itself

Reflexive neuter pronoun

individually · collectively

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Opposites
person/perspective

yourselvesmyself

First-person reflexive pronoun

ourselves · themselves · himself · herself · itself

number

yourselvesyourself

Reflexive second person

reflexivity

yourselvesyou

The person addressed

Family

self, myself, your, himself, yourself, oneself, herself, selves, selfhood

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G