ourselves

/ˌaʊərˈsɛlvz/

Syllables our·selves

Stress our-SELves

Phonics Breakdown

our

/aʊər/

or sound

selves

/sɛlvz/

short e

Meaning

reflexive pronoun meaning ‘we/us as the object of the action’

Sound Reference

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our=/aʊər/(our) + selves=/sɛlvz/(selves)

Example

We should believe in ourselves.