"yourself" meaning in English

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Pronoun

IPA: /jɔːˈself/ [UK] Audio: en-us-yourself.ogg [US]
Etymology: your + -self Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|your|self}} your + -self
  1. You use yourself when the person doing an action and receiving an action are both you.
    Sense id: simple-yourself-en-pron-6OAyYSA8
  2. Use for emphasis.
    Sense id: simple-yourself-en-pron-MMUJYxxD
  3. If you do something by yourself, you do it alone.
    Sense id: simple-yourself-en-pron-4qIfYE-x
  4. If you don't feel yourself, you are different from usual, because you are sick, scared, stressed, etc.
    Sense id: simple-yourself-en-pron-ZJg43Ayc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -self
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          "text": "Be careful. You'll hurt yourself."
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          "text": "I heard you got yourself a new pet."
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