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ALL meanings of oneself

one·self
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  • idioms oneself be oneself, to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition. to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs. 1
  • idioms oneself by oneself, without a companion; alone. through one's own efforts; unaided: to become a millionaire by oneself. 1
  • idioms oneself come to oneself, Also, come to. to regain consciousness. to regain one's self-possession; come to one's senses. Also, come to one's self. 1
  • noun oneself A person's own self. 1
  • pronoun oneself one's person 1
  • pronoun oneself A speaker or writer uses oneself as the object of a verb or preposition in a clause where 'oneself' meaning 'me' or 'any person in general' refers to the same person as the subject of the verb. 0
  • pronoun oneself Oneself can be used as the object of a verb or preposition, when 'one' is not present but is understood to be the subject of the verb. 0
  • emphatic reflexive pronoun oneself To do something oneself means to do it without any help from anyone else. 0
  • emphatic reflexive pronoun oneself You use oneself to emphasize that something happens to you rather than to people in general. 0
  • pronoun oneself (intensifier) 0
  • pronoun oneself one's normal or usual self 0
  • pronoun oneself a person's own self 0
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