by yourself

by your·self

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bahy yoo r-self, yawr-, yohr-, yer-]
- /baɪ yʊərˈsɛlf, yɔr-, yoʊr-, yər-/
- /baɪ jɔːˈself/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahy yoo r-self, yawr-, yohr-, yer-]
- /baɪ yʊərˈsɛlf, yɔr-, yoʊr-, yər-/

Definitions of by yourself words

phrase by yourself If you are by yourself, you are alone. 3
phrase by yourself If you do something by yourself, you succeed in doing it without anyone helping you. 3
noun by yourself alone; solitary 3
noun by yourself unaided 3
noun by yourself alone; unaccompanied; withdrawn 3
adverb by yourself without company 1

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Parts of speech for By yourself

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

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by yourself popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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