ourselves UK /aʊəˈsɛlvz/US /aʊɚˈsɛlvz/ pronoun4 •[with oneself] the speaker and other people, as the ones who do an action and also the ones it is done to or forWe should keep this for ourselves.Let's not beat ourselves up over this. •Intensifies the subject as the group including the speaker, especially to indicate that no one else satisfies the predicate or needs to be included.We did it ourselves. •(informal) Referring to everyone being addressed.Come on everyone! Let's get ourselves up and out of bed, please.Now then children, I'm not going to help you with the next problem. We should be able to work this one out ourselves. •(informal) Referring to an individual person being addressed, especially a person in the speaker's care; also ourself.Hello Mrs Miggins. Did we manage to wash ourselves this morning?Well done Timmy! Did we make that model ourselves? formscase of we