Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • pronoun Those ones identical with you.
  • pronoun Used reflexively as the direct or indirect object of a verb or as the object of a preposition.
  • pronoun Used for emphasis.
  • pronoun Used in an absolute construction.
  • pronoun Your normal or healthy condition.

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  • pronoun you (used as the object of a verb or preposition, referring to the people being spoken to, previously mentioned).

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Examples

  • "You have yet an opportunity, by God's blessing, to secure to yourselves and your posterity the quiet enjoyment of your religion and liberties, if you are not _wanting to yourselves_, but will exert the utmost vigour of the English nation.

    Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 Various

  • Observe the Apostle's phrase; "Yield yourselves," [Greek: parastêsate heautous]: not, "yield to God" (though that is implied), but, "yield _yourselves_, hand yourselves over, to God," as you would hand over a tool, a weapon [Rom. vi.

    To My Younger Brethren Chapters on Pastoral Life and Work 1880

  • Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

    Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721

  • As it takes the best part of an hour to wrestle with our cow and bread (sorry vegetarians, but you know, what you call yourselves IS a swear word in France) we pretty much hear the whole thing.

    Drowned In Sound // Feed 2010

  • How People Affect Your Product Users don't care about your internal problems or what you call yourselves

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows jason.silverstein@slideshare.net(jason.silverstein 2010

  • And those tireless defenders of our freedom, the Tea Baggers (yes I said it, after all is what you called yourselves anyway) stay silent.

    Clipmarks | Live Clips 2010

  • And those tireless defenders of our freedom, the Tea Baggers (yes I said it, after all is what you called yourselves anyway) stay silent.

    Clipmarks | Live Clips 2010

  • I know alot of you people (if that is what you call yourselves) have alot more drama in your lives that you wouldn't what everyone in, so stay out!!!!

    a la gauche 2009

  • I know alot of you people (if that is what you call yourselves) have alot more drama in your lives that you wouldn't what everyone in, so stay out!!!!

    a la gauche 2008

  • 1 Corinthians 11: 13-15 – 13Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

    Think Progress » Chinese state press highlights China’s first public same-sex ‘marriage.’ 2010

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