Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- /self/
- /self/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- /self/
Definitions of self- word
- combining form self- Self- is used to form words which indicate that you do something to yourself or by yourself. 0
- combining form self- Self- is used to form words which describe something such as a device that does something automatically by itself. 0
- combining form self- of oneself or itself 0
- combining form self- by, to, in, due to, for, or from the self 0
- combining form self- automatic or automatically 0
- noun self- by oneself or itself 0
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Parts of speech for Self-
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
self- popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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