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by yourself — without help from other people; alone

Part of speech: ADVERB

Definition: without help from other people; alone

Pronunciation (IPA): /baɪ jɔːrˈsɛlf/

Example Sentences

  • My cat stared at me like I was crazy when I talked to myself, but hey, at least I can cook dinner by yourself... I mean, by myself.
  • Can you finish this puzzle by yourself, or do you need help from your little brother again?
  • I tried to assemble the IKEA furniture by yourself... wait, by MYSELF, and now I have three screws left over and a chair that wobbles.

by yourself

ADVERB

[/baɪ jɔːrˈsɛlf/]

without help from other people; alone

He fixed the leaky sink all by yourself, no help needed.
💡 Concept

He fixed the leaky sink all by yourself, no help needed.

BY(method) + YOURSELF(you alone) — choosing the strict BY(method) of relying only on YOURSELF(you alone), the guide told the hiker, "You must climb this mountain completely by yourself."
🧠 Mnemonic

BY(method) + YOURSELF(you alone) — choosing the strict BY(method) of relying only on YOURSELF(you alone), the guide told the hiker, "You must climb this mountain completely by yourself."

Seeing the tiny magical elf sitting proudly on the high wooden shelf, the boy smiled and said, "You built this amazing toy completely by yourself!"
🎵 Rhyme

Seeing the tiny magical elf sitting proudly on the high wooden shelf, the boy smiled and said, "You built this amazing toy completely by yourself!"

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/baɪ jɔːrˈsɛlf/
🇬🇧 UK/baɪ jɔːˈsɛlf/

🌳Etymology

🎵Rhyme

myselfhimselfitselfyourself
myself
himself
itself
yourself

🔗Collocations

do it by yourself
live by yourself
travel by yourself
figure it out by yourself
go there by yourself
study by yourself
handle it by yourself

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My cat stared at me like I was crazy when I talked to myself, but hey, at least I can cook dinner by yourself... I mean, by myself.”

“Can you finish this puzzle by yourself, or do you need help from your little brother again?”

😄 Fun example

“I tried to assemble the IKEA furniture by yourself... wait, by MYSELF, and now I have three screws left over and a chair that wobbles.”

“She decided to travel across Europe by yourself for a whole month to find herself.”

😄 Fun example

“Don't worry about doing the group project by yourself—unless your teammates have all mysteriously disappeared like mine did.”

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