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self
1[ self ]
noun
- a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality:
one's own self.
- a person's nature, character, etc.:
his better self.
- personal interest.
- Philosophy.
- the ego; that which knows, remembers, desires, suffers, etc., as contrasted with that known, remembered, etc.
- the uniting principle, as a soul, underlying all subjective experience.
adjective
pronoun
- myself, himself, herself, etc.:
to make a check payable to self.
verb (used with or without object)
- to self-pollinate.
self-
2- a combining form of self and variously used with the meanings “of the self ” ( self-analysis ) and “by oneself or itself ” ( self-appointed ); and with the meanings “to, with, toward, for, on, in oneself ” ( self-complacent ), “inherent in oneself or itself ” ( self-explanatory ), “independent” ( self-government ), and “automatic” ( self-operating ).
self-
1combining_form
- of oneself or itself
self-rule
self-defence
- by, to, in, due to, for, or from the self
self-respect
self-employed
self-inflicted
- automatic or automatically
self-propelled
self
2/ ɛ /
noun
- the distinct individuality or identity of a person or thing
- a person's usual or typical bodily make-up or personal characteristics
she looked her old self again
- good self or good selves rare.a polite way of referring to or addressing a person (or persons), used following your, his, her, or their
- one's own welfare or interests
he only thinks of self
- an individual's consciousness of his own identity or being
- the selfphilosophy that which is essential to an individual, esp the mind or soul in Cartesian metaphysics; the ego
- a bird, animal, etc, that is a single colour throughout, esp a self-coloured pigeon
pronoun
- not_standard.myself, yourself, etc
seats for self and wife
adjective
- of the same colour or material See also self-coloured
a dress with a self belt
- obsolete.the same
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of self1
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Origin of self1
Example Sentences
Politicians and, yes, journalists both have a weakness for hyperbole, and so maybe all of this is a bit self serving and over the top?
The owners are also planning to open a self service cafe in one of them.
Cleanly sliced into two parts, this spare novel of complicated ambitions — personal, professional and familial — pits three people against their perceived places in the world as well as their rarely acknowledged shadow selves.
Rather, she tries to stay authentic to her true self instead of getting caught up in the moment.
But McDonald is attempting something far more radical, incorporating her full historical self as a Black woman to serve the musical’s recontextualization.
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