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View synonyms for oneself

oneself

[ wuhn-self, wuhnz- ]

pronoun

  1. a person's self (used for emphasis or reflexively):

    One often hurts oneself accidentally.



oneself

/ wʌnˈsɛlf /

pronoun

    1. the reflexive form of one one
    2. (intensifier)

      one doesn't do that oneself

  1. preceded by a copula one's normal or usual self

    one doesn't feel oneself after such an experience

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of oneself1

First recorded in 1540–50; shortened form of one's self
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. be oneself,
    1. to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition.
    2. to be unaffected and sincere:

      One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs.

  2. by oneself,
    1. without a companion; alone.
    2. through one's own efforts; unaided:

      to become a millionaire by oneself.

  3. come to oneself, Also come to one's self.
    1. Also come to. to regain consciousness.
    2. to regain one's self-possession; come to one's senses.

More idioms and phrases containing oneself

see avail (oneself) of ; be oneself ; beside oneself ; burn (oneself) out ; by oneself ; cover one's ass (oneself) ; crank (oneself) up ; do oneself in ; excuse me (oneself) ; exert oneself ; explain oneself ; express oneself ; fall all over (oneself) ; feel like oneself ; find oneself ; flatter oneself ; fling oneself at ; forget oneself ; full of oneself ; get a grip on (oneself) ; give a good account of oneself ; give of oneself ; give (oneself) away ; give oneself up ; have oneself ; hear oneself think ; help oneself ; keep to oneself ; kick oneself ; knock oneself out ; law unto oneself ; lay (oneself) open ; leave (oneself) open ; let (oneself) go ; live with (oneself) ; lose oneself in ; make a laughingstock of oneself ; make a name for oneself ; make an exhibition of oneself ; make a nuisance of oneself ; make a pig of oneself ; make oneself at home ; make oneself scarce ; not oneself ; paint oneself into a corner ; plume oneself ; pride oneself on ; pull oneself together ; pull oneself up ; put oneself out ; relieve oneself ; repeat oneself ; shift for oneself ; shoot oneself in the foot ; spread oneself too thin ; suit oneself ; sure of oneself ; take it upon oneself ; throw oneself at ; tie oneself in knots ; trouble one's head (oneself) about .
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Example Sentences

The speaker conjures up centuries of collective sagacity, aligning oneself with an eternal, inarguable good.

Perhaps there is something too painful about throwing oneself too deep into what went wrong.

When one plays life that way, one in a way awakes creative vital energies in oneself that otherwise are not available.

How many details are needed, after all, before one can say to oneself, “This is what I have lost?”

And so the reaction seems to be to corral oneself off from disagreement.

The habit of refreshing oneself with a pipe on some elevated spot which commands a fine view, is common to both sexes.

To suddenly discover oneself proficient where failure had been feared increases self esteem and adds to the sum of happiness.

It is good, I believe, to be respectable, but much nobler to respect oneself and utter the voice of God.

There is no greater folly than in making oneself disagreeable without any probability of reformation.

Whether one does this or that, one finds oneself in pretty much the same position at the end.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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