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Webster 1913 Edition


Oneself

Oneˊself′

(wŭnˊsĕlf′)
,
p
ron.
A reflexive form of the indefinite pronoun one. Commonly written as two words, one’s self.
One's self (or more properly
oneself
), is quite a modern form. In Elizabethan English we find
a man's self = one's self
.
Morris.

Definition 2024


oneself

oneself

English

Pronoun

oneself (reflexive form of the indefinite personal pronoun one, sometimes two words: one's self)

  1. The person, previously mentioned.
    One can teach oneself to do this.
  2. A person's self - a general form of himself, herself or yourself
    Teaching oneself to swim can be dangerous.

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This pronoun can be used for emphasis or to make a verb reflexive.

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