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self    Audio Help   [self] Pronunciation Key noun, plural selves, adjective, pronoun, plural selves, verb
–noun
1.a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality: one's own self.
2.a person's nature, character, etc.: his better self.
3.personal interest.
4.Philosophy.
a.the ego; that which knows, remembers, desires, suffers, etc., as contrasted with that known, remembered, etc.
b.the uniting principle, as a soul, underlying all subjective experience.
–adjective
5.being the same throughout, as a color; uniform.
6.being of one piece with or the same material as the rest: drapes with a self lining.
7.Immunology. the natural constituents of the body, which are normally not subject to attack by components of the immune system (contrasted with nonself).
8.Obsolete. same.
–pronoun
9.myself, himself, herself, etc.: to make a check payable to self.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
10.to self-pollinate.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE self, selfa; c. D zelf, G selb-, ON sjalfr, Goth silba]
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self    Audio Help   (sělf)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. selves (sělvz)
  1. The total, essential, or particular being of a person; the individual: "An actor's instrument is the self" (Joan Juliet Buck).
  2. The essential qualities distinguishing one person from another; individuality: "He would walk a little first along the southern walls, shed his European self, fully enter this world" (Howard Kaplan).
  3. One's consciousness of one's own being or identity; the ego: "For some of us, the self's natural doubts are given in mesmerizing amplification by way of critics' negative assessments of our writing" (Joyce Carol Oates).
  4. One's own interests, welfare, or advantage: thinking of self alone.
  5. Immunology That which the immune system identifies as belonging to the body: tissues no longer recognized as self.

pron.   Myself, yourself, himself, or herself: a living wage for self and family.

adj.  
  1. Of the same character throughout.
  2. Of the same material as the article with which it is used: a dress with a self belt.
  3. Obsolete Same or identical.


[Middle English, selfsame, from Old English; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]

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self 
O.E. self, seolf, sylf "one's own person, same," from P.Gmc. *selbaz (cf. O.N. sjalfr, O.Fris. self, Du. zelf, O.H.G. selb, Ger. selbst, Goth. silba), P.Gmc. *selbaz, from PIE *sel-bho-, from base *s(w)e- "separate, apart" (see idiom).
"Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth." [Alan Watts]
Self-made man first recorded 1832, Amer.Eng.

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self

adjective
1. (used as a combining form) relating to--of or by or to or from or for--the self; "self-knowledge"; "self-proclaimed"; "self-induced" 

noun
1. your consciousness of your own identity 
2. a person considered as a unique individual; "one's own self" 

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self1 [self] nounplural selves [selvz]
a person's own body and personality
Arabic: نَفْس الإنسان وجَسَدُه
Chinese (Simplified): 自身
Chinese (Traditional): 自身
Czech: osobnost
Danish: selv
Dutch: zelf
Estonian: ise
Finnish: minä
French: la personne
German: das Selbst
Greek: εαυτός
Hungarian: saját maga
Icelandic: persónan sjálf
Indonesian: diri
Italian: io
Japanese: 自身
Latvian: pats
Lithuanian: aš pats
Norwegian: jeg, ens egen person, selvet
Polish: własne ja
Portuguese (Brazil): eu
Portuguese (Portugal): o eu
Romanian: eu, ego; sine(le)
Russian: личность
Slovak: osobnosť
Slovenian: osebnost
Spanish: uno mismo
Swedish: jag
Turkish: kendi, ben(lik)
self2 [self] noun
one's own personal interests or advantage
Example: He always thinks first of self.
Arabic: مَصْلَحَةٌ ذاتِيَّه
Chinese (Simplified): 自身利益
Chinese (Traditional): 自身利益
Czech: vlastní osoba
Danish: sig selv
Dutch: zichzelf
Estonian: ise, enese
Finnish: itse
French: soi-même
German: das eigene Ich
Greek: προσωπικό συμφέρον
Hungarian: önmaga
Icelandic: (maður) sjálfur
Indonesian: pribadinya
Italian: se stesso*, sé
Japanese: 自分の事
Latvian: pats
Lithuanian: savo
Norwegian: seg selv
Polish: własny interes
Portuguese (Brazil): interesse pessoal
Portuguese (Portugal): em si
Romanian: sine (însuşi)
Russian: собственные интересы
Slovak: vlastná osoba
Slovenian: sam nase
Spanish: sí mismo
Swedish: sig själv
Turkish: kişisel çıkar, kendi menfaati
self-1 [self]
showing that the person or thing acting is acting upon himself or itself, as in self-respect
Arabic: ذاتي
Chinese (Simplified): 自我…
Chinese (Traditional): 自我…
Czech: sebe-
Danish: selv-
Dutch: zelf©
Estonian: enese-
Finnish: itse-
French: (respect) de soi
German: Selbst-…
Greek: αυτο- (ως α΄ συνθ.), που δρα για τον εαυτό του
Hungarian: ön-
Icelandic: sjálf-, sjálfs-
Indonesian: diri sendiri
Italian: auto-, di sé*
Japanese: 自身の-
Korean: 「자기」라는 뜻의 연결형
Lithuanian: savi-
Norwegian: selv-
Polish: samo-
Portuguese (Brazil): auto-
Portuguese (Portugal): auto-
Romanian: (respect) de sine
Russian: само-
Slovak: seba-
Slovenian: samo(spoštovanje)
Spanish: propio, a sí mismo
Swedish: själv-
Turkish: kendi
self-2 [self]
showing that the thing is acting automatically, as in self-closing doors
Arabic: ذاتي الحُدوث، أوتوماتيكي
Chinese (Simplified): 自幼的
Chinese (Traditional): 自幼的
Czech: samo-
Danish: selv-
Dutch: automatisch
Estonian: ise-
Finnish: itse-
French: auto-… automatique
German: Selbst-…
Greek: που γίνεται αυτόματα
Hungarian: ön-
Icelandic: sjálfvirkur, sjálf-
Indonesian: otomatis
Italian: auto-
Japanese: 自動の-
Korean: 「자동(의)」라는 뜻의 연결형
Lithuanian: savaime
Norwegian: selv-, automatisk
Polish: samo-
Portuguese (Brazil): auto-
Portuguese (Portugal): auto-
Romanian: auto-… ; automatic
Russian: автоматически
Slovak: samo-
Slovenian: samodejen …
Spanish: auto-
Swedish: automatisk, själv-
Turkish: otomatik
self-3 [self]
by oneself, as in self-made
Arabic: ذاتِيّا
Chinese (Simplified): 由自己…
Chinese (Traditional): 由自己…
Czech: vlastno-
Danish: selv-
Dutch: eigenb
Estonian: oma-
Finnish: oma-
French: auto-… autodidactique
German: selbst-…
Greek: αυτο- (ως α΄ συνθ.), που γίνεται μόνος του
Hungarian: maga
Icelandic: sem maður hefur sjálfur gert, *búið til
Indonesian: sendiri
Italian: auto-, da sé*
Japanese: 自力の-
Korean: 「혼자서, 혼자 힘으로」라는 뜻의 연결형
Lithuanian: savo pastangø dëka, paties
Norwegian: selvstendig; sin egen lykkes smed
Polish: sam osobiście
Portuguese (Brazil): por si mesmo
Portuguese (Portugal): por si próprio
Romanian: auto-… ; auto­di­dactic
Russian: обязанный самому себе
Slovak: vlastno-
Slovenian: samo(uk)
Spanish: por sí mismo
Swedish: själv-
Turkish: kendisi, kendi
self-4 [self]
in, within etc oneself or itself, as in self-centred
Arabic: في داخِل نَفْسِه
Chinese (Simplified): 自…的
Chinese (Traditional): 自…的
Czech: ego-, samo-
Danish: selv-
Dutch: zelf©
Estonian: enese-
Finnish: itse-
French: égo-… égocentrique
German: selbst-…
Greek: που αφορά ή γίνεται για τον εαυτό κπ.
Hungarian: ön(középpontú)
Icelandic: sjálf-
Indonesian: dalam dirinya
Italian: ego-, auto-
Japanese: 自分に-
Korean: 「자기의, 자아의」라는 뜻의 연결형
Lithuanian: ego-, á save
Norwegian: selv-(opptatt)
Polish: sam osobiście, do siebie
Portuguese (Brazil): ego-, auto-
Portuguese (Portugal): em si
Romanian: ego-… ; egocentric
Russian: эгоистичный
Slovak: ego-, samo-
Slovenian: samo(ljuben)
Spanish: ego-
Swedish: själv-
Turkish: kendi
See also: selfish, selfless

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self (sělf)
n. pl. selves (sělz)

  1. The total, essential, or particular being of a person; the individual.
  2. One's consciousness of one's own being or identity; the ego.

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Main Entry: self
Pronunciation: 'self
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural selves /'selvz/
1 : the union of elements(as body, emotions, thoughts, and sensations) that constitute the individuality and identity of a person
2 : material that is part of an individual organism self from nonself>

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Self language
A small, dynamically typed object-oriented language, based purely on prototypes and delegation. Self was developed by the Self Group at Sun Microsystems Laboratories, Inc. and Stanford University. It is an experimental exploratory programming language.
Release 2.0 introduces full source-level debugging of optimised code, adaptive optimisation to shorten compile pauses, lightweight threads within Self, support for dynamically linking foreign functions, changing programs within Self and the ability to run the experimental Self graphical browser under OpenWindows. Designed for expressive power and malleability, Self combines a pure, prototype-based object model with uniform access to state and behaviour. Unlike other languages, Self allows objects to inherit state and to change their patterns of inheritance dynamically. Self's customising compiler can generate very efficient code compared to other dynamically-typed object-oriented languages.
Version: 3.0 runs on Sun-3 (no optimiser) and Sun-4.
Home.
["Self: The Power of Simplicity", David Ungar et al, SIGPLAN Notices 22(12):227-242, OOPSLA '87, Dec 1987].
(1999-06-09)

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Self

Self\, a. Having its own or a single nature or character, as in color, composition, etc., without addition or change; unmixed; as, a self bow, one made from a single piece of wood; self flower or plant, one which is wholly of one color; self-colored.

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Self\, a. [AS. self, seolf, sylf; akin to OS. self, OFries. self, D. zelf, G. selb, selber, selbst, Dan. selv. Sw. sjelf, Icel. sj[=a]lfr, Goth. silba. Cf. Selavage.] Same; particular; very; identical. [Obs., except in the compound selfsame.] "On these self hills." --Sir. W. Raleigh.

To shoot another arrow that self way Which you did shoot the first. --Shak.

At that self moment enters Palamon. --Dryden.

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Self\, n.; pl. Selves. 1. The individual as the object of his own reflective consciousness; the man viewed by his own cognition as the subject of all his mental phenomena, the agent in his own activities, the subject of his own feelings, and the possessor of capacities and character; a person as a distinct individual; a being regarded as having personality. "Those who liked their real selves." --Addison.

A man's self may be the worst fellow to converse with in the world. --Pope.

The self, the I, is recognized in every act of intelligence as the subject to which that act belongs. It is I that perceive, I that imagine, I that remember, I that attend, I that compare, I that feel, I that will, I that am conscious. --Sir W. Hamilton.

2. Hence, personal interest, or love of private interest; selfishness; as, self is his whole aim.

3. Personification; embodiment. [Poetic.]

She was beauty's self. --Thomson.

Note: Self is united to certain personal pronouns and pronominal adjectives to express emphasis or distinction. Thus, for emphasis; I myself will write; I will examine for myself; thou thyself shalt go; thou shalt see for thyself; you yourself shall write; you shall see for yourself; he himself shall write; he shall examine for himself; she herself shall write; she shall examine for herself; the child itself shall be carried; it shall be present itself. It is also used reflexively; as, I abhor myself; thou enrichest thyself; he loves himself; she admires herself; it pleases itself; we walue ourselves; ye hurry yourselves; they see themselves. Himself, herself, themselves, are used in the nominative case, as well as in the objective. "Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples." --John iv. 2.

Note: self is used in the formation of innumerable compounds, usually of obvious signification, in most of which it denotes either the agent or the object of the action expressed by the word with which it is joined, or the person in behalf of whom it is performed, or the person or thing to, for, or towards whom or which a quality, attribute, or feeling expressed by the following word belongs, is directed, or is exerted, or from which it proceeds; or it denotes the subject of, or object affected by, such action, quality, attribute, feeling, or the like; as, self-abandoning, self-abnegation, self-abhorring, self-absorbed, self-accusing, self-adjusting, self-balanced, self-boasting, self-canceled, self-combating, self-commendation, self-condemned, self-conflict, self-conquest, self-constituted, self-consumed, self-contempt, self-controlled, self-deceiving, self-denying, self-destroyed, self-disclosure, self-display, self-dominion, self-doomed, self-elected, self-evolved, self-exalting, self-excusing, self-exile, self-fed, self-fulfillment, self-governed, self-harming, self-helpless, self-humiliation, self-idolized, self-inflicted, self-improvement, self-instruction, self-invited, self-judging, self-justification, self-loathing, self-loving, self-maintenance, self-mastered, self-nourishment, self-perfect, self-perpetuation, self-pleasing, self-praising, self-preserving, self-questioned, self-relying, self-restraining, self-revelation, self-ruined, self-satisfaction, self-support, self-sustained, self-sustaining, self-tormenting, self-troubling, self-trust, self-tuition, self-upbraiding, self-valuing, self-worshiping, and many others.

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