Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- pronoun One's own self.
- pronoun Used reflexively as the direct or indirect object of a verb or the object of a preposition.
- pronoun Used in an absolute construction.
- pronoun One's normal or healthy condition or state.
from The Century Dictionary.
- One's self; a person's self; himself or herself (without distinction of gender): formed after the analogy of himself, herself, itself, and used reflexively.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- pronoun A reflexive form of the indefinite pronoun
one . Commonly written as two words,one's self .
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- pronoun The
person , previously mentioned. - pronoun A person's
self - a general form ofhimself ,herself oryourself
Etymologies
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Examples
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Armstrong was brought to this project by Robert Star, his friend, business partner, biggest booster and an individual who clearly shares the artist's credo that believing in oneself is critically important.
Ellen Sterling: After It's Launched October 21, Jack Armstrong's "Cosmic Starship" Harley Can Be Yours For $1.1 Million Ellen Sterling 2010
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Armstrong was brought to this project by Robert Star, his friend, business partner, biggest booster and an individual who clearly shares the artist's credo that believing in oneself is critically important.
Ellen Sterling: After It's Launched October 21, Jack Armstrong's "Cosmic Starship" Harley Can Be Yours For $1.1 Million Ellen Sterling 2010
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This helped me realize what faith in oneself is all about!
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But among today's young adults, Rachel notes, "personal identity is not as linked to what one calls oneself as it was in other generations because we have so many ways of representing ourselves" -- ranging from email screen names to Facebook accounts.
What's In a Name? 2008
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I often, not all that often, wish we could afford to live without close neighbours instead of here in this unnoteworthy north London suburb where to try to keep to oneself is to draw attention to oneself.
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It’s a ‘confidence’ game, after all, and the con artist understands intuitively that confidence in oneself is necessary in order for others to have confidence in you.
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This notion of conquering something that dwarfs oneself is one I ascribe primarily to heterosexual males, which I know is neither fair nor accurate.
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This notion of conquering something that dwarfs oneself is one I ascribe primarily to heterosexual males, which I know is neither fair nor accurate.
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Faith of some sort (in oneself, in someone else, or in something larger) generally comes into play when undertaking an action that involves risk.
A Conversation with Myla Goldberg about Wickett's Remedy 2010
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This notion of conquering something that dwarfs oneself is one I ascribe primarily to heterosexual males, which I know is neither fair nor accurate.
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