Ourselves
pronoun
A word we use to refer to a group of people including you and I.
We did the work ourselves.
Often appears as...
- did it ourselves
- protect ourselves
pronoun
A word we use to emphasize that it is you and I who have done it, not someone else.
We painted the whole house ourselves.
Often appears as...
- did it ourselves
- painted it ourselves
pronoun
A word we use to refer to yourself and myself together.
We can enjoy ourselves at the party.
Often appears as...
- enjoy ourselves
- loved ourselves
pronoun
A word we use to refer to a group of people including you and I.
We did the work ourselves.
Often appears as...
- did it ourselves
- protect ourselves
pronoun
A word we use to emphasize that it is you and I who have done it, not someone else.
We painted the whole house ourselves.
Often appears as...
- did it ourselves
- painted it ourselves
pronoun
A word we use to refer to yourself and myself together.
We can enjoy ourselves at the party.
Often appears as...
- enjoy ourselves
- loved ourselves
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Group Actions
Use 'ourselves' when the group you belong to is doing something without outside help.
We organized the event ourselves without hiring a planner.
Pro Tip 2/3Responsibility Emphasis
Emphasize that your group takes responsibility for an action with 'ourselves'.
We need to check the work ourselves to ensure accuracy.
Pro Tip 3/3Together Alone
Indicate a group performed an activity independently, using 'by ourselves'.
We solved the puzzle by ourselves.
Pro Tip 1/3Group Actions
Use 'ourselves' when the group you belong to is doing something without outside help.
We organized the event ourselves without hiring a planner.
Pro Tip 2/3Responsibility Emphasis
Emphasize that your group takes responsibility for an action with 'ourselves'.
We need to check the work ourselves to ensure accuracy.
Pro Tip 3/3Together Alone
Indicate a group performed an activity independently, using 'by ourselves'.
We solved the puzzle by ourselves.
Pro Tip 1/3Group Actions
Use 'ourselves' when the group you belong to is doing something without outside help.
We organized the event ourselves without hiring a planner.
Pro Tip 2/3Responsibility Emphasis
Emphasize that your group takes responsibility for an action with 'ourselves'.
We need to check the work ourselves to ensure accuracy.
Pro Tip 3/3Together Alone
Indicate a group performed an activity independently, using 'by ourselves'.
We solved the puzzle by ourselves.
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Filming The Yeti PIPE Wild...
what those individual animal characters are doing but we're doing that with knowledge and with weeks from us and years from the scientists of observing the animals and knowing what is possible without putting ourselves in danger the challenge was the environment which is very snowy very cold primates don't live there people don't live there if they did we'd have known
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What is love? - Brad...
to proliferate their species? Maybe love is just human DNA's optimal method for bringing about its own replication. There are evolutionary arguments regarding every human mating behavior, from how we display ourselves to potential mates, to how we treat each other in relationships, to how we raise kids. Thus, some argue that the feeling
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
putting on a wet suit, it's their first time going in the water, and so they sign up 'cause they're like afraid of the ocean. Hey everyone, my name is Kelsey. Today our surf goal is to just get comfortable being in the ocean. But our therapy goal is just to introduce ourselves. So today we're gonna be doing a lot of sharing and just
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Your body language may...
So when we think of nonverbals, we think of how we judge others, how they judge us and what the outcomes are. We tend to forget, though, the other audience that's influenced by our nonverbals, and that's ourselves. We are also influenced by our nonverbals, our thoughts and our feelings and our physiology.
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What game theory teaches...
ourselves to the world the easiest way to understand the game you're in is when you have an opposing force in other words not that right so you want great leadership you want somebody to say what we stand for but if you don't have that you get to say not that so it was really
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Why do we love? A...
we can be certain that it will be an emotional rollercoaster ride. It's scary and exhilarating. It makes us suffer and makes us soar. Maybe we lose ourselves. Maybe we find ourselves. It might be heartbreaking, or it might just be the best thing in life.
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What happens when our...
Let's ask ourselves, what is the cause of this current anomaly? Some people would say it's technology. Now it's true, technology has accumulated through human history, and right now, technology advances extremely rapidly -- that is the proximate cause,
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Why are we so attached...
in a region that usually flickers into life whenever we think about ourselves. Another reason we're so fond of our possessions is that from a young age we believe they have a unique essence. Psychologists showed us this by using an illusion
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Rethinking infidelity...
but the person that we have ourselves become. And it isn't so much that we're looking for another person, as much as we are looking for another self. Now, all over the world,
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What makes something...
Kafka also reflects our shortcomings back at ourselves. In doing so, he reminds us that the world we live in is one we create, and have the power to change for the better.
Video examples
Filming The Yeti PIPE Wild...
what those individual animal characters are doing but we're doing that with knowledge and with weeks from us and years from the scientists of observing the animals and knowing what is possible without putting ourselves in danger the challenge was the environment which is very snowy very cold primates don't live there people don't live there if they did we'd have known
Video examples
What is love? - Brad...
to proliferate their species? Maybe love is just human DNA's optimal method for bringing about its own replication. There are evolutionary arguments regarding every human mating behavior, from how we display ourselves to potential mates, to how we treat each other in relationships, to how we raise kids. Thus, some argue that the feeling
Video examples
Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
putting on a wet suit, it's their first time going in the water, and so they sign up 'cause they're like afraid of the ocean. Hey everyone, my name is Kelsey. Today our surf goal is to just get comfortable being in the ocean. But our therapy goal is just to introduce ourselves. So today we're gonna be doing a lot of sharing and just
Video examples
Your body language may...
So when we think of nonverbals, we think of how we judge others, how they judge us and what the outcomes are. We tend to forget, though, the other audience that's influenced by our nonverbals, and that's ourselves. We are also influenced by our nonverbals, our thoughts and our feelings and our physiology.
Video examples
What game theory teaches...
ourselves to the world the easiest way to understand the game you're in is when you have an opposing force in other words not that right so you want great leadership you want somebody to say what we stand for but if you don't have that you get to say not that so it was really
Video examples
Why do we love? A...
we can be certain that it will be an emotional rollercoaster ride. It's scary and exhilarating. It makes us suffer and makes us soar. Maybe we lose ourselves. Maybe we find ourselves. It might be heartbreaking, or it might just be the best thing in life.
Video examples
What happens when our...
Let's ask ourselves, what is the cause of this current anomaly? Some people would say it's technology. Now it's true, technology has accumulated through human history, and right now, technology advances extremely rapidly -- that is the proximate cause,
Video examples
Why are we so attached...
in a region that usually flickers into life whenever we think about ourselves. Another reason we're so fond of our possessions is that from a young age we believe they have a unique essence. Psychologists showed us this by using an illusion
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
but the person that we have ourselves become. And it isn't so much that we're looking for another person, as much as we are looking for another self. Now, all over the world,
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What makes something...
Kafka also reflects our shortcomings back at ourselves. In doing so, he reminds us that the world we live in is one we create, and have the power to change for the better.
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Joe Rogan
American Comedian
What's interesting about science is that we're constantly discovering new things about the universe, about ourselves, about our bodies, about diseases, about the possibilities of the future. It's amazing. Science is one of the coolest things about being a human being - without a doubt.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
Let us ask ourselves, 'What kind of people do we think we are?' And let us answer, 'Free people, worthy of freedom and determined not only to remain so but to help others gain their freedom as well.
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Richard M. Nixon
American President
Let us begin by committing ourselves to the truth to see it like it is, and tell it like it is, to find the truth, to speak the truth, and to live the truth.
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Thomas Merton
American Author
We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God.
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Socrates
Greek Philosopher
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.
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Marcel Proust
French Author
We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
We are all dreamers creating the next world, the next beautiful world for ourselves and for our children.
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Joseph Campbell
American Author
Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
Is life not a thousand times too short for us to bore ourselves?
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Joe Rogan
American Comedian
What's interesting about science is that we're constantly discovering new things about the universe, about ourselves, about our bodies, about diseases, about the possibilities of the future. It's amazing. Science is one of the coolest things about being a human being - without a doubt.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
Let us ask ourselves, 'What kind of people do we think we are?' And let us answer, 'Free people, worthy of freedom and determined not only to remain so but to help others gain their freedom as well.
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Richard M. Nixon
American President
Let us begin by committing ourselves to the truth to see it like it is, and tell it like it is, to find the truth, to speak the truth, and to live the truth.
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Thomas Merton
American Author
We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God.
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Socrates
Greek Philosopher
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.
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Marcel Proust
French Author
We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
We are all dreamers creating the next world, the next beautiful world for ourselves and for our children.
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Joseph Campbell
American Author
Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.
Quote examples
Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
Is life not a thousand times too short for us to bore ourselves?
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
Example 1 of 10
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