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ourselves

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ourselves /ˌawɚˈsɛlvz/ /ɑɚˈsɛlvz/ pronoun
ourselves
/ˌawɚˈsɛlvz/ /ɑɚˈsɛlvz/
pronoun
Britannica Dictionary definition of OURSELVES
: those same ones that we are:
used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a group that includes you after that group has already been mentioned
used for emphasis to refer again to a group that includes you after that group has already been mentioned
: our normal or healthy selves

by ourselves

: without any help from other people
: with nobody else except us