oneself
Language: English
Part of speech: pron
Pronunciation: ipa: /wʌnˈsɛlf/
rhymes: -ɛlf
Etymology: A contracted form of one's self (Mid-16th century). Equivalent to one + -self.
Senses: examples: text: Teaching oneself to swim can be dangerous.
text: If attending to your childhood wounds and responding with kindness feels selfish, it is important to remember that compassion for oneself often makes people more compassionate to others, Lev said.
ref: 2025 April 28, Madeline Holcombe, “It might be time to ‘reparent’ yourself. Here’s how to get started”, in CNN:
glosses: A person's self: general form of himself, herself, themself or yourself.
Synonyms: one's self
one's ass
Derived terms: word: above oneself
word: absorb oneself in
word: adorn oneself with borrowed plumes
word: all over oneself
word: apply oneself
word: assert oneself
word: back oneself into a corner
word: bear oneself
word: behave oneself
word: be oneself
word: beside oneself
word: besides oneself
word: bless oneself
word: box oneself into a corner
word: break one's arm patting oneself on the back
word: brick oneself
word: bring oneself away
word: bring oneself to
word: bring out of oneself
word: buy a dog and bark oneself
word: by oneself
word: carry oneself
word: change oneself
word: check in with oneself
word: collect oneself
word: come to oneself
word: confine oneself
word: contain oneself
word: cop oneself on
word: cover oneself in glory
word: crap oneself
word: create daylight between oneself and someone
word: cross oneself
word: cry oneself to sleep
word: cut oneself
word: deny oneself
word: despite oneself
word: dig a hole for oneself
word: dig oneself in
word: into a hole
word: do oneself a mischief
word: do well for oneself
word: drink oneself to death
word: ease oneself
word: enjoy oneself
word: enlarge oneself
word: expose oneself
word: express oneself
word: fall into oneself
word: fall over oneself
word: feel like oneself
word: feel oneself
word: fend for oneself
word: find it in oneself
word: find oneself
word: flatter oneself
word: fool to oneself
word: forget oneself
word: full of oneself
word: gather oneself
word: oneself together
word: get above oneself
word: get ahead of oneself
word: get ahold of oneself
word: get oneself together
word: get over oneself
word: get past oneself
word: give a good account of oneself
word: give of oneself
word: give oneself airs
word: go
word: fuck oneself
word: grip oneself with both hands
word: handle oneself
word: have a dog and bark oneself
word: have a word with oneself
word: have tickets on oneself
word: have to say for oneself
word: hear oneself think
word: help oneself
word: hold oneself together
word: hug oneself
word: in spite of oneself
word: keep a dog and bark oneself
word: keep oneself to oneself
word: keep one's hands to oneself
word: keep to oneself
word: kill oneself
word: knock oneself out
word: lash oneself to the mast
word: law unto oneself
word: let oneself go
word: lift oneself up by one's bootstraps
word: …boot-tags
word: …own bootstraps
word: …own boot-tags
word: …own waistbands
word: live within oneself
word: live with oneself
word: look at oneself in the mirror
word: lose oneself
word: lose the run of oneself
word: make a name for oneself
word: make an exhibition of oneself
word: make a nuisance of oneself
word: make a pig of oneself
word: make a pig out of oneself
word: make a public spectacle of oneself
word: make a show of oneself
word: make a spectacle of oneself
word: make oneself at home
word: make oneself clear
word: make oneself scarce
word: make something of oneself
word: miss oneself
word: occupy oneself
word: outbrake oneself
word: owe it to oneself
word: pace oneself
word: paint oneself into a corner
word: pass oneself off as
word: pee oneself
word: pick oneself up off the floor
word: piss oneself
word: play with oneself
word: pleased with oneself
word: pleasure oneself
word: poop oneself
word: prove oneself
word: pull oneself
word: pull oneself together
english: own
translation: own
word: pull oneself up by one's bootstraps
word: pull the ladder up after
word: behind oneself
word: put daylight between oneself and someone
word: put oneself about
word: put oneself across
word: put oneself in someone's place
word: shoes
word: put oneself out
word: put oneself out of the way
english: own
translation: own
word: raise oneself up by one's bootstraps
word: read oneself in
word: redeem oneself
word: reiterate oneself
word: relieve oneself
word: repeat oneself
word: resign oneself
word: rub oneself off
word: satisfy oneself
word: say to oneself
word: score on oneself
word: for oneself
word: oneself out
word: sell oneself
word: sell oneself short
word: service oneself
word: set up to oneself
word: shit oneself
word: shoot oneself in the foot
word: show oneself
word: soil oneself
word: sorry for oneself
word: sort oneself out
word: speak for oneself
english: too
translation: too
word: spread oneself thin
word: stuck on oneself
word: suit oneself
word: sun oneself
word: sure of oneself
word: take it upon oneself
word: take oneself up by one's own ears
word: take upon oneself
word: talk to oneself
word: think for oneself
word: think no end of oneself
word: through oneself
word: throw oneself at
word: throw oneself behind
word: throw oneself into
word: throw oneself on someone's mercy
word: tie oneself in knots
word: tie oneself to the mast
word: to oneself
word: to-oneself
word: top oneself
word: touch oneself
word: true to oneself
word: up oneself
word: wash oneself of
word: wet oneself
word: wipe oneself
Related terms: word: one
word: self
word: Ime
word: me
word: myselfmemysen
word: mine
word: mymineme
word: we
word: us
word: ourselvesourselfoursen
word: oursourn
word: our
word: you
word: yourselfyoursen
word: yoursyourn
word: your
word: thou
word: thee
word: thyselftheeselfthysen
word: thine
word: thythine
word: youye
word: yourselves
word: you ally'all you guys
word: y'allselves
word: all yours y'all's you guys' your guys'
word: all your y'all's your all's you guys' your guys'
word: he
word: him
word: himselfhisselfhissen
word: hishisn
word: his
word: she
word: her
word: herselfhersen
word: hershern
word: ithit
word: itselfhitself
word: itshis
word: itshishits
word: they
word: them
word: themself
word: themselves
word: theirs
word: their
word: –
word: one's
word: themhem
word: 'em
word: themselvestheirsen
word: theirstheirn
word: The following table shows a list of English personal pronoun
word: including archaic and dialectal forms. Dialectal and obsolete
word: archaic forms are in italics. 1 See Appendix:English third-person singular pronouns for attested neopronoun.