yourself

Meaning

1. (pronoun, reflexive) Your own self (singular).
2. (emphatic, pronoun) You (singular); used emphatically, especially to indicate exclusiveness of the referent's participation in the predicate, i.e., that no one else is involved.
3. (Ireland, especially, proscribed) You (singular); even when "you" has not been used previously; see usage notes.

Synonyms

himself

herself

myself

you

itself

second person pronoun

yourselves

themselves

ourselves

oneself

for yourself

each other

thyself

I

-selfmyself

equal

me

personally

same

self

thee

thou

to you

yours

you alone

muself

-self

Translations

sich

dich

toi-même

tu stesso

uzelf

selbst

jijzelf

voi stessi

jezelf

vous-même

te

εσύ ο ίδιος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/jɔːˈsɛlf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: yourself

In summary

From Middle English yourself, equivalent to your + -self.

Sentences

Look , you really need to sort yourself out .