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ourselves

US /aʊɚˈsɛlvz/

pronoun Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

the quality, condition, or instance of ourselves

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

We decided to organize the event ourselves to save money.

Collocations

  • Easy help ourselves to drinks
    to help ourselves to drinks, meaning to give help or assistance; be of service
  • Medium see the results for ourselves
    to see the results for ourselves, meaning to perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
  • Hard commit ourselves to fair trade
    to commit ourselves to fair trade, meaning to perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
  • Very Hard pride ourselves on top standards
    to pride ourselves on top standards, meaning to be proud of

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