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==English==

===Etymology===
A contracted form of {{m|en|one's}} {{m|en|self}} (Mid-16th century). Equivalent to {{suffix|en|one|self}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/wʌnˈsɛlf/}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-oneself.ogg|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɛlf|s=2}}

===Pronoun===
{{en-pron|reflexive form of the indefinite personal pronoun|one|formerly sometimes two words:|one's self}}

# A person's [[self]]: general form of {{m|en|himself}}, {{m|en|herself}}, {{m|en|themself}} or {{m|en|yourself}}.
#: {{ux|en|Teaching '''oneself''' to swim can be dangerous.}}

====Usage notes====
This pronoun can be used for [[emphasis]] or to make a verb [[reflexive]].

====Synonyms====
* {{l|en|one's self}}
* {{l|en|one's}} {{l|en|ass}}

====Derived terms====
{{col4|en|find it in oneself
|above oneself
|absorb oneself in
|adorn oneself with borrowed plumes
|all over oneself
|apply oneself
|assert oneself
|back oneself into a corner
|be oneself
|bear oneself
|behave oneself
|beside oneself
|bless oneself
|box oneself into a corner
|break one's arm patting oneself on the back
|bring oneself to
|buy a dog and bark oneself
|by oneself
|carry oneself
|change oneself
|check in with oneself
|collect oneself|say to oneself
|come to oneself
|contain oneself
|cop oneself on|besides oneself|bring oneself away|bring out of oneself|get above oneself|set up to oneself|throw oneself behind|wash oneself of
|crap oneself
|create daylight between oneself and someone
|cross oneself
|cry oneself to sleep
|cut oneself
|deny oneself
|despite oneself
|dig a hole for oneself
|[[dig oneself in a hole|dig oneself in]]/[[dig oneself into a hole|into a hole]]
|do oneself a mischief
|do well for oneself
|drink oneself to death
|ease oneself
|enjoy oneself
|enlarge oneself
|expose oneself
|express oneself
|fall into oneself
|fall over oneself
|feel like oneself
|feel oneself
|fend for oneself
|find oneself
|flatter oneself
|fool to oneself
|forget oneself
|full of oneself
|[[gather oneself]], [[gather oneself together|~ together]]
|get ahead of oneself
|get ahold of oneself
|get oneself together
|get over oneself
|get past oneself
|give a good account of oneself
|give of oneself
|give oneself airs
|[[go f oneself|go f]]/[[go fuck oneself|fuck oneself]]
|grip oneself with both hands
|handle oneself
|have a dog and bark oneself
|have a word with oneself
|have tickets on oneself
|have to say for oneself
|hear oneself think
|help oneself
|hold oneself together
|hug oneself
|in spite of oneself
|keep a dog and bark oneself
|keep one's hands to oneself
|keep oneself to oneself
|keep to oneself
|kill oneself
|knock oneself out
|lash oneself to the mast
|law unto oneself
|let oneself go
|[[lift oneself up by one's bootstraps]], [[lift oneself up by one's boot-tags|…boot-tags]], [[lift oneself up by one's own bootstraps|…own bootstraps]], [[lift oneself up by one's own boot-tags|…own boot-tags]], [[lift oneself up by one's own waistbands|…own waistbands]]
|live with oneself
|live within oneself
|look at oneself in the mirror
|lose oneself
|lose the run of oneself
|make a name for oneself
|make a nuisance of oneself
|make a pig of oneself
|make a pig out of oneself
|make a public spectacle of oneself
|make a show of oneself
|make a spectacle of oneself
|make an exhibition of oneself
|make oneself at home
|make oneself clear
|make oneself scarce
|make something of oneself
|miss oneself
|occupy oneself
|outbrake oneself
|owe it to oneself
|pace oneself
|paint oneself into a corner
|pass oneself off as
|pee oneself
|pick oneself up off the floor
|piss oneself
|play with oneself
|pleased with oneself
|pleasure oneself
|poop oneself
|prove oneself
|pull oneself
|pull oneself together
|[[pull oneself up by one's bootstraps|pull oneself up by one's]] [[pull oneself up by one's own bootstraps|(own) bootstraps]]
|[[pull the ladder up after oneself|pull the ladder up after]]/[[pull the ladder up behind oneself|behind oneself]]
|put daylight between oneself and someone
|put oneself about
|put oneself across
|[[put oneself in someone's place]]/[[put oneself in someone's shoes|shoes]]
|put oneself out
|put oneself out of the way
|[[raise oneself up by one's bootstraps|raise oneself up by one's]] [[raise oneself up by one's own bootstraps|(own) bootstraps]]
|read oneself in
|redeem oneself
|reiterate oneself
|relieve oneself
|repeat oneself
|resign oneself
|rub oneself off
|satisfy oneself
|score on oneself
|see for oneself
|see oneself out
|sell oneself
|sell oneself short
|service oneself
|shit oneself
|shoot oneself in the foot
|show oneself
|soil oneself
|sorry for oneself
|sort oneself out
|speak for oneself
|[[spread oneself thin|spread oneself]] [[spread oneself too thin|(too) thin]]
|stuck on oneself
|suit oneself
|sun oneself
|sure of oneself
|take it upon oneself
|take oneself up by one's own ears
|take upon oneself
|talk to oneself
|think for oneself
|think no end of oneself
|through oneself
|throw oneself at
|throw oneself into
|throw oneself on someone's mercy
|tie oneself in knots
|tie oneself to the mast
|[[to oneself]], [[to-oneself]]
|top oneself
|touch oneself
|true to oneself
|up oneself
|wet oneself
|wipe oneself
}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|a person's self: general form of himself, herself, themself or yourself}}
* Arabic: {{t+|ar|نَفْس}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|es}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|自己|tr=zi6 gei2}}
*: Hokkien: {{t+|nan-hbl|家己|tr=ka-kī}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|自己|tr=zìjǐ}}, {{t+|cmn|自身|tr=zìshēn}}, {{t+|cmn|自個兒|tr=zìgěr}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|zichzelf}}, {{t+|nl|zich}}
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|mem}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|itsensä}}
* French: {{t+|fr|soi-même}}
* Galician: {{t|gl|un mesmo}}, {{t|gl|si mesmo}}, {{t+|gl|se}}, {{t+|gl|si}} {{qualifier|prepositional}}
* German: {{t+|de|selbst}}, {{t+|de|sich}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|स्वयं}}, {{t|hi|ख़ुद}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|maga}}, {{t+|hu|önmaga}}, {{t|hu|saját maga}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|sé}}, {{t|it|se stesso|m}}, {{t|it|se stessa|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|自分|tr=じぶん, jibun|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|自分自身|tr=じぶんじしん, jibun jishin|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|自身|tr=じしん, jishin|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|自己|tr=じこ, jiko|sc=Jpan}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|자신(自身)}}, {{t+|ko|자기(自己)}}
* Mari:
*: Eastern Mari: {{t|mhr|шке}}
* Mauritian Creole: {{t|mfe|limem}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|خود|tr=xud, xod}}, {{t+|fa|نفس|tr=nafs}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|siebie}}, {{t+|pl|sobie}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|se}}, {{t+|pt|si}} {{qualifier|prepositional}}
* Quechua: {{t|qu|kiki}}
* Russian: {{qualifier|nominative}} {{t+|ru|сам}}, {{qualifier|genitive, accusative}} {{t+|ru|себя́}}, {{qualifier|dative, prepositional}} {{t+|ru|себе́}}, {{qualifier|etc.}}
* Sanskrit: {{t+|sa|स्वयम्}}
* Sorbian:
*: Lower Sorbian: {{t|dsb|se}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|sí mismo}}, {{t+|es|uno mismo}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|sig själv}}, {{t+|sv|sig}}, {{t|sv|en själv}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|తాను}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|ตัวเอง|tr=dtuua-eeng}}
* Turkish: {{t+check|tr|kendi başına}}, {{t+check|tr|kendi kendine}}, {{t+check|tr|öz başına}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|خود|tr=xud|sc=ur-Arab}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|mình}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===See also===
{{col4|en|one#Pronoun|self}}
{{English personal pronouns}}

{{cln|en|third person pronouns}}

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