oneself

/ˌwənˈsɛɫf/ pron A1, B1

the person himself or herself

Word Origin A compound of one and self, literally 'one's own self.' It's the reflexive form for the indefinite pronoun 'one,' like in 'to know oneself.' The self part comes from Proto-Germanic *selbaz, which also gives us selfish, selfless, and all the other -self pronouns: myself, yourself, himself. The one part is from *ainaz, source of only, alone (all one), and once.

pron the person himself or herself A1

It is good to believe in oneself.

(代词) 自己

相信自己是件好事。

(pronombre) uno mismo; sí mismo [la persona misma; uno mismo]

Es bueno creer en uno mismo.

(pronom) soi-même; lui-même; elle-même; personnellement [la personne même ; soi-même.]

Il est bon de croire en *oneself*.

(Pronomen) sich selbst; man selbst [die eigene Person; verwendet, um sich auf die handelnde oder betroffene Person selbst zu beziehen.]

Es ist gut, an sich selbst (**oneself**) zu glauben.

(代名詞) その人自身;自分自身。

自分を信じることは大切です。

(pronome) si mesmo; a si mesmo; a si própria; si próprio [a própria pessoa]

É bom acreditar em si mesmo.

pron A person's self: general form of himself, herself, themself or yourself. B1 ✓

One should learn to rely on oneself in difficult times.

(代词) 自己;自身 【自己(泛指人称反身形式)】

一个人应该学会在困难时期依靠自己。

(pronombre) uno mismo; el yo; sí mismo; uno [El **yo** de una persona: forma general de él mismo, ella misma, sí mismo o tú mismo.]

Uno debe aprender a depender de **uno mismo** en tiempos difíciles.

(pronom) soi-même; se [La personne elle-même ; forme générale de « lui-même », « elle-même », « eux-mêmes » ou « toi-même ».]

On devrait apprendre à compter sur soi-même dans les moments difficiles.

(Pronomen) sich selbst [Reflexivpronomen, das sich auf eine unbestimmte Person bezieht; entspricht *sich selbst* (allgemeine Form von *himself*, *herself*, *yourself* usw.).]

Man sollte lernen, in schwierigen Zeiten auf **oneself** zu vertrauen.

(代名詞) 人の自己。himself、herself、themself、yourselfの一般形。

困難な時には自分自身に頼ることを学ぶべきだ。

(pronome) si mesmo; a si mesmo; si próprio [O próprio eu de uma pessoa: forma geral de ele mesmo, ela mesma, si mesmo ou você mesmo.]

Deve-se aprender a contar consigo mesmo em momentos difíceis.

Word parts: one + self

Common collocations

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