Definition of "yourself" in English

pronoun

1. (reflexive pronoun) Your own self (singular).

   • Be careful with that fire or you'll burn yourself.
   • After a good night's sleep you'll feel like yourself again.

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.

   • You yourself know that what you wrote was wrong.

3. (especially Ireland; proscribed) You (singular); even when "you" has not been used previously; see usage notes.

   • I spoke with yourself last in February.
   • No one understands me like yourself.
   • My colleague and yourself are invited to the conference.
   • I only spoke to my lawyer and yourself about the issue.