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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/ ²õÉ›±ô´Ú /
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
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of self1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of self1
Example Sentences
“Everything had burned, ever since that night at the Institut,†Bertie reflects as the flames lick at images of his happier self.
“Psychedelics can cause radical changes in a person’s core sense of self and their beliefs about themselves,†Healy told Salon in a phone interview.
If I avoid looking into a mirror and take a bite, I am my nineteen year old self — sun bleached locks framing my face, leaner and more muscular — always somewhere close to a water’s edge.
Then, as Joe tries and fails to whittle away at Brontë’s sense of self in a bid to regain her affections, he realizes that he has lost control.
With age, she has only become more of her true self in that way.
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