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An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject commonly with you; as, you yourself shall see it; also, alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, yo…

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  1. pron. An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject commonly with you; as, you yourself shall see it; also, alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, you have injured yourself.
  2. An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject commonly with you; as, you yourself shall see it; also, alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, you have injured yourself. Of which right now ye han yourselve heard. Chaucer. If yourselves are old, make it your cause. Shak. Why should you be so cruel to yourself Milton. The religious movement which you yourself, as well as I, so faithfully followed from first to last. J. H. Newman.
  3. An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the secondperson; -- used as a subject commonly with you; as, you yourselfshall see it; also, alone in the predicate, either in the nominativeor objective case; as, you have injured yourself.Of which right now ye han yourselve heard. Chaucer.If yourselves are old, make it your cause. Shak.Why should you be so cruel to yourself Milton.The religious movement which you yourself, as well as I, sofaithfully followed from first to last. J. H. Newman.
  4. p:100 pron. An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject commonly with you; as, you yourself shall see it; also, alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, you have injured yourself.