oneself

[ wuhn-self, wuhnz- ]

/ wʌnˈsɛlf, wʌnz- /

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pronoun

a person's self (used for emphasis or reflexively): One often hurts oneself accidentally.

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Idioms about oneself

be oneself,

to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition.
to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs.

by oneself,

without a companion; alone.
through one's own efforts; unaided: to become a millionaire by oneself.

come to oneself,

Also come to. to regain consciousness.
to regain one's self-possession; come to one's senses.

Also come to one's self .

Also Archaic, one's self .

Origin of oneself

First recorded in1540–50; shortened form of one's self

Words nearby oneself

One rotten (or bad) apple spoils the barrel, onerous, cup of tea, one's, days are numbered, one's, ears are burning, one's, oneself, eyes are bigger than one's stomach, one's, heart goes out to, one's, heart misses a beat, one's, heart sinks, one's, one-shot

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How to use oneself in a sentence

The speaker conjures up centuries of collective sagacity, aligning oneself with an eternal, inarguable good.
Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead|Luke O’Neil|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps there is something too painful about throwing oneself too deep into what went wrong.
Janis Joplin’s Kozmic Blues|William O’Connor|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When one plays life that way, one in a way awakes creative vital energies in oneself that otherwise are not available.
Joseph Campbell on the Roots of Halloween|Joseph Campbell|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
How many details are needed, after all, before one can say to oneself, “This is what I have lost?”
Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History|Katie Baker|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And so the reaction seems to be to corral oneself off from disagreement.
Pew Study: Americans Are Self-Segregating Amid Proliferating Partisan Media|John Avlon|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The habit of refreshing oneself with a pipe on some elevated spot which commands a fine view, is common to both sexes.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
To suddenly discover oneself proficient where failure had been feared increases self esteem and adds to the sum of happiness.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
It is good, I believe, to be respectable, but much nobler to respect oneself and utter the voice of God.
The Pocket R.L.S.|Robert Louis Stevenson
There is no greater folly than in making oneself disagreeable without any probability of reformation.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
Whether one does this or that, one finds oneself in pretty much the same position at the end.
The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird

British Dictionary definitions for oneself

oneself

/ (wʌnˈsɛlf) /

pronoun

the reflexive form of one (def. 20), one (def. 21)
(intensifier)one doesn't do that oneself

(preceded by a copula) one's normal or usual selfone doesn't feel oneself after such an experience

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Other Idioms and Phrases with oneself

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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