pronoun
- used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself and one or more other people as the object of a verb or preposition
- used to emphasize ‘we’ or ‘us’
- our normal or usual selves
Usage: reflexive pronoun
Usage: emphatic use
Usage: used after ‘be’ or similar verbs
Examples
- We enjoyed ourselves at the party.
- We built the house ourselves.
- We need to take care of ourselves.
- We ourselves were surprised by the results.
- Let’s keep this information to ourselves.
- We weren’t quite ourselves after the long trip.
- We found ourselves in a difficult situation.