Definitions for oneselfwʌnˈsɛlf, wʌnz-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
one•selfwʌnˈsɛlf, wʌnz-(pron.)
or one's self
a person's self (used as a reflexive or emphatic form of one ):
One should be able to laugh at oneself.
Idioms for oneself:
be oneself, to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition. to be unpretentious and sincere.
Category: Idiom
by oneself, without a companion; alone. through one's own efforts; unaided.
Category: Idiom
Origin of oneself:
1540–50
Wiktionary
oneself(Pronoun)
The person, previously mentioned.
One can teach oneself to do this.
oneself(Pronoun)
A person's self - a general form of himself, herself or yourself
Teaching oneself to swim can be dangerous.
Origin: A contracted form of one's self
Translations for oneself
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
oneself(pronoun)
used as the object of a verb, the subject of which is one
One should wash oneself every morning.
- jou, jouselfAfrikaans
- نَفْسَه: مَفْعول بِهArabic
- човекBulgarian
- (verbo)-sePortuguese (BR)
- seCzech
- sich selberGerman
- sigDanish
- τον εαυτόGreek
- se, sí mismoSpanish
- ennastEstonian
- خودش راFarsi
- itsensäFinnish
- se, soi-mêmeFrench
- בְּעַצמוֹHebrew
- स्वयं, खुदHindi
- svi, svatkoCroatian
- (ön)magátHungarian
- dirinyaIndonesian
- sjálfur, sig, sjálfan sigIcelandic
- si, se stessoItalian
- 自身Japanese
- (one의 재귀 목적어) 자기 자신Korean
- savæs, save, sau, savimi, savyje, -s, -si-Lithuanian
- sev; seviLatvian
- dirinyaMalay
- zichDutch
- seg (selv)Norwegian
- sięPolish
- خودش راPersian
- خپل ځانPashto
- (lavar)-sePortuguese
- se; pe sineînsuşiRomanian
- себяRussian
- saSlovak
- sam sebeSlovenian
- seSerbian
- sig [själv]Swedish
- ตนเองThai
- kendine, kendisineTurkish
- 自己Chinese (Trad.)
- себе, собіUkrainian
- اپنےUrdu
- bản thânVietnamese
- 自己Chinese (Simp.)
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