oneself B1 Topic:Grammar & Function Words US /wʌnˈsɛlf/ See IPA manual Freq #10940 Meanings 1 pron A person's own self; the reflexive form used with the general pronoun 'one'. Teaching oneself to swim can be dangerous. Common collocations overreach oneself Verb + reflexive pronoun Etymology AI details A contracted form of one's self (Mid-16th century). Equivalent to one + -self. Topics Grammar & Function Words External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # oneself **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** pron **IPA (US):** /wʌnˈsɛlf/ **Frequency rank:** 10940 ## Meanings 1. A person's own self; the reflexive form used with the general pronoun 'one'. ## Examples - Teaching oneself to swim can be dangerous. ## Etymology A contracted form of one's self (Mid-16th century). Equivalent to one + -self. ## AI Etymology Oneself a contracted form of one's self (Mid-16th century). Equivalent to one + -self. Modern senses include a person's own self; the reflexive form used with the general pronoun 'one'. ## Topics - Grammar & Function Words markdown