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wʌnˈsɛlf, wʌnz-one·self

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  1. oneselfpronoun

    The person, previously mentioned.

    One can teach oneself to do this.

  2. oneselfpronoun

    A person's self - a general form of himself, herself or yourself

    Teaching oneself to swim can be dangerous.

  3. Etymology: A contracted form of one's self

Wikidata

  1. Oneself

    Oneself is an American hip hop artist based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A former member of the legendary Rusty Ps, began his career in 1995. Oneself was influenced by jazz, reggae, funk and punk rock, he says he has gathered inspiration from each genre and incorporates it into his music. He's known for a high energy show, which includes elements of freestyle and spoken word.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of oneself in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of oneself in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of oneself in a Sentence

  1. Amishi Jha:

    Developing compassion, sets a foundation for the stability of the mind, and developing intrinsic compassion, a concern for the suffering of others and for oneself, that can be very powerful ... for all involved.

  2. Senate Republican:

    The grave question the Constitution tasks senators to answer is whether the President committed an act so extreme and egregious that it rises to the level of a high crime and misdemeanor. Yes, he did, corrupting an election to keep oneself in office is perhaps the most abusive and destructive violation of one's oath of office that I can imagine.

  3. Seneca:

    The most onerous slavery is to be a slave to oneself.

  4. Aubrey Menen:

    The essence of success is that it is never necessary to think of a new idea oneself. It is far better to wait until somebody else does it, and then to copy him in every detail, except his mistakes.

  5. Christine Tartaro:

    It's very difficult to kill oneself when somebody's right there, that's an important lesson to learn from Aaron Hernandez. He was alone in that cell.

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