oneself

B1
US /wʌnˈsɛlf/
pron Freq #10940

Meanings

  1. 1
    pron

    A person's self: general form of himself, herself, themself or yourself.

    Teaching oneself to swim can be dangerous.

Etymology

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 pron · a person's self: general... one's assone's self

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