yourself
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
How often you will meet it
Rank 444 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 45,721 times across 173,499 chapters — 0.022% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
pronoun
- used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
yourself in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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You said it was because there was too much of yourself in it.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Phaddhy, take care of yourself, you've got rich, now; but for all that, take care of yourself.
The Station · William Carleton · Chapter 1
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Teach yourself to recognize at a glance the liar, the humbug, the fool, the egotist, and the mule.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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The man’s twenty years younger than you, and don’t you fool yourself as to what he married you for.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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Gyges, the son of Croesus, the man you give yourself out for, is in prison and is to be executed to-day.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1