reflexive pronoun

(redirected from oneself)
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a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent

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"Why, are there balls where one always enjoys oneself?" Anna said, with tender irony.
At the Bobrishtchevs' one always enjoys oneself, and at the Nikitins' too, while at the Mezhkovs' it's always dull.
"No, my dear, for me there are no balls now where one enjoys oneself," said Anna, and Kitty detected in her eyes that mysterious world which was not open to her.
What enjoyment it would be to feel oneself thus suspended in ether, more favored than the birds who must use their wings to keep themselves up!"
It would be unfair to expect other people to be as remarkable as oneself. You will no doubt be surprised to hear that I can fly up into the sky, and come down in a shower of golden rain."
'Nothing ever seems so good as what one keeps to oneself,' said she, and was quite satisfied with her day's work.
"Oh, it's terrible to feel oneself so in this man's power," thought Rostov.
She describes how self-care practices can impact well-being, including tips for nutrition, sleep, exercise, mindfulness, gratitude, meditation, time management, play, wonder, motivation, self-appreciation, healthy relationships, and building community; coping strategies and activities for dealing with stress and uncomfortable feelings, such as breathing, distraction, nature, aromatherapy, music, art, and reframing thoughts; art and writing prompts to explore oneself and one's life experiences and take care of oneself; and ideas for parents.
POPE Francis warned against being judgmental and too full of oneself, in his Palm Sunday homily to thousands of people during Mass in St Peter's Square in Rome.
By Hanadi Al-Baloushi (photo feature) KUWAIT, Dec 2 (KUNA) -- Questioning of oneself is the path to knowledge.
With the incredibly fast-paced lifestyle and never-ending deadlines, treating oneself has become an all-too-forgotten memory.
Lack of faith in oneself makes it very difficult to engage constructively with challenges.
Summary: Leadership is all about showing resilience in difficulty, learning and rebounding from failure and recognising that little is achieved by oneself
A notable number of social media forums allow the option of making oneself anonymous whilst interacting with another individual.