Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - yourself

pronoun plural yourselves 1 the reflexive form of `you'  (Mind you don't hurt yourself with those scissors. | Go and buy yourself an ice-cream.) 2 used as a stronger form of "you"  (You yourself said he was a dead loss. | If you don't trust me you'd better go yourself.) 3 not be/feel yourself informal to be slightly ill, tired, or upset  (Of course I'll forgive you; I know you weren't yourself yesterday. | Are you all right? You don't seem yourself this morning.) 4 (all) by yourself a) without anyone helping you  (Can you put your shoes on all by yourself, Ben?) b) with no other people with you  (You can't go home by yourself in the dark.)  (- see alone1) 5 to yourself if you have a room, time etc to yourself, it is your own and you do not have to share it with anyone  (If you got there early you had the whole beach to yourself. | It's nice to have an evening to yourself now and then.)  (- see also do­it­yourself, keep sth to yourself keep1)