one's self

pronoun

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

Idioms

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.

by oneself,

without a companion; alone.

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

Also, Archaic, one's self.

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

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oneself (wʌnˈsɛlf)

—*pron*
1.	a. one the reflexive form of one
	b. (intensifier): one doesn't do that oneself
2.	(preceded by a copula) one's normal or usual self: one doesn't feel oneself after such an experience

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Word Origin & History

oneself

1540s, one's self. Hyphenated 18c.; written as one word from c.1827, on model of himself, itself, etc.

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"If Washington were President now, he would have to learn our ways or lose his next election. Only fools and theorists imagine that our society can be handled with gloves or long poles. One must make one's self a part of it. If virtue won't answer our purpose, we must use vice, or our opponents will put us out of office, and this was as true in Washington's day as it is now, and always will be."

-Henry Brooks Adams

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