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ourselves

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "ourselves" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
9 characters
English (US)
2syllables

ourselves

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

ourselves is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, ourselves is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofourselves

1pronoun
  • (reflexive pronoun) Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject.

    Example: "We should keep this for ourselves."

  • We; intensifies the subject as the group including the speaker, especially to indicate that no one else satisfies the predicate.

    Example: "We did it ourselves."

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