US /wʌnˈsɛlf/
pron Freq #10940

Meanings

  1. 1
    pron

    A person's own self; the reflexive form used with the general pronoun 'one'.

    Teaching oneself to swim can be dangerous.

Etymology

A contracted form of one's self (Mid-16th century). Equivalent to one + -self.

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