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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)
- The person, previously mentioned.
- One can teach oneself to do this.
- A person's self - a general form of himself, herself or yourself
- Teaching oneself to swim can be dangerous.
Usage notes
This pronoun can be used for emphasis or to make a verb reflexive.
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
English personal pronouns
| Number | Person | Type | Subject | Objective | Reflexive | Possessive adjective | Possessive pronoun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | First | — | I | me | myself | my, mine (archaic) |
mine |
| Second | — | you | you | yourself | your | yours, yourn (obsolete outside dialects) |
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| Archaic | thou | thee | thyself, theeself |
thy, thine |
thine | ||
| Third | Masculine | he | him | himself, hisself (archaic) |
his | his, hisn (obsolete outside dialects) |
|
| Feminine | she | her | herself | her | hers, hern (obsolete outside dialects) |
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| Neuter | it | itself | its | its | |||
| Indefinite | one | oneself | one's | — | |||
| Plural | First | — | we | us | ourselves | our | ours, ourn (obsolete outside dialects) |
| Second | — | you, ye (archaic) |
you | yourselves | your | yours, yourn (obsolete outside dialects) |
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| Third | — | they | them | themselves | their | theirs, theirn (obsolete outside dialects) |
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Translations
The person, previously mentioned
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