Main Entry: our·selves

Pronunciation: \-ˈselvz\

Function: pronoun plural

Date: 15th century

1 : those identical ones that are we —used reflexively <we're doing it solely for ourselves>, for emphasis <we ourselves will never go>, or in absolute constructions <ourselves no longer young, we can sympathize with those who are old> — compare we 1
2 : our normal, healthy, or sane condition <just not ourselves today>