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{
"term": "ourselves",
"partOfSpeech": "pronoun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the reflexive form of we; used when you and another person or other people together cause and are affected by an action",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "We shouldn't blame ourselves for what happened."
},
{
"text": "Let's just relax and enjoy ourselves."
},
{
"text": "We'd like to see it for ourselves."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "used to emphasize we or us; sometimes used instead of these words",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "We've often thought of going there ourselves."
},
{
"text": "The only people there were ourselves."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "alone; without anyone else",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "without help",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "for us alone to have or use; not shared with others",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We had the pool all to ourselves."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɑːˈselvz//ˌaʊəˈselvz/",
"audio": "ou/ourselves/ourselves__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɑːrˈselvz//ˌaʊərˈselvz/",
"audio": "ou/ourselves/ourselves__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}