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oneself definition

one·self (wun′self′, wunz′-)

pronoun

a person's own self
also one's self
oneself Idioms

be oneself

  1. to function physically and mentally as one normally does
  2. to be natural or sincere

by oneself

alone; unaccompanied; withdrawn

come to oneself

  1. to recover one's senses
  2. to recover one's capacity for sound judgment

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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