oneself

Definitions


[ˌwʌnˈsɛlf], (Pronoun)

Definitions:
- used as the object of a verb or preposition when this is the same as the subject of the clause and the subject is stated or understood as ‘one’
(e.g: it is difficult to wrest oneself away)

- used to emphasize that one does something individually or unaided
(e.g: the idea of publishing a book oneself)


Phrases:
- be oneself
- not be oneself

Origin:




definition by Oxford Dictionaries