Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

between ourselves

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables: be-tween our-selves
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Synonym of between you and me.

Example Sentences

""Was it a near thing?" asked Carrados confidentially. "Well, strictly between ourselves, I don't mind admitting that it might have been something of a shave," confessed Tulloch, with a cheerful grin."

Synonyms

between you and me

Questions

What does between ourselves mean?: Synonym of between you and me.

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