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–pronoun

1.	a person's self (used for emphasis or reflexively): One often hurts oneself accidentally.

—Idioms

be oneself,

a.	to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition.

b.	to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs.

by oneself,

a.	without a companion; alone.

b.	through one's own efforts; unaided: to become a millionaire by oneself.

come to oneself,

a.	Also, come to. to regain consciousness.

b.	to regain one's self-possession; come to one's senses.

Also, one's self.

[Origin: 1540–50; shortened form of one's self

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pron.

One's own self:
1. Used reflexively as the direct or indirect object of a verb or the object of a preposition: One can congratulate oneself on one's victories.
2. Used in an absolute construction: When in charge oneself, one may rearrange the committees as one pleases.
One's normal or healthy condition or state.

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oneself

1548, one's self. Hyphenated 18c.; written as one word from c.1827, on model of himself, itself, etc.

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oneˈself1 pronoun

used as the object of a verb, the subject of which is one
Example: One should wash oneself every morning.

Arabic:	نَفْسَه: مَفْعول بِه
Chinese (Simplified):	自己
Chinese (Traditional):	自己
Czech:	se
Danish:	sig
Dutch:	zich
Estonian:	ennast
Finnish:	itsensä
French:	se, soi-même
German:	sich selber
Greek:	τον εαυτό
Hungarian:	(ön)magát
Icelandic:	sjálfur, sig, sjálfan sig
Indonesian:	dirinya
Italian:	si, se stesso*

Japanese:	自身
Korean:	자기 자신
Latvian:	sev; sevi
Lithuanian:	savæs, save, sau, savimi, savyje, -s, -si-
Norwegian:	seg (selv)
Polish:	się
Portuguese (Brazil):	si, si mesmo
Portuguese (Portugal):	(lavar)-se
Romanian:	se; pe sine însuşi
Russian:	себя
Slovak:	sa
Slovenian:	sam sebe
Spanish:	se, sí mismo
Swedish:	sig
Turkish:	kendine, kendisine

oneˈself2 pronoun

used in emphasis
Example: One always has to do these things oneself.

Arabic:	نَفْسُه: توكيد
Chinese (Simplified):	亲自
Chinese (Traditional):	親自
Czech:	sám
Danish:	selv
Dutch:	zelf
Estonian:	ise
Finnish:	itse
French:	soi(-même)
German:	selber
Greek:	ο ίδιος, μόνος
Hungarian:	(ön)maga
Icelandic:	sjálfur
Indonesian:	sendiri
Italian:	da sé*

Japanese:	自ら
Korean:	스스로
Latvian:	pats
Lithuanian:	pats
Norwegian:	selv, på egen hånd
Polish:	sam
Portuguese (Brazil):	si mesmo
Portuguese (Portugal):	mesmo
Romanian:	el însuşi
Russian:	сам
Slovak:	sám
Slovenian:	sam
Spanish:	uno mismo
Swedish:	själv
Turkish:	kendi, kendisi