self

Everyday

1. The person you are, your own nature and character: her true self. tree →
2. Your usual state: He wasn't his normal self today. tree →
3. Self- (prefix): by, of or for yourself: self-service, self-confidence, self-portrait. tree →
4. (on a cheque or form, formal) Yourself. tree →

In the lessons

In personal and social lessons you learn about self-esteem, self-respect, self-care and self-control. In art, a self-portrait is a picture of the artist. In everyday life self-service tills and self-checkouts mean you do it yourself. In safety lessons self-defence protects you.

Examples

• Be your true self. tree →
• After a good sleep she was back to her cheerful self. tree →
• He wasn't his usual self after the bad news. tree →
• Van Gogh painted many self-portraits. tree →
• Use the self-service checkout. tree →
• Practising helps build self-confidence. tree →
• Self-care means looking after your body and mind. tree →
• Self help is the best help. tree →

Note

Plural: selves (f → ves). Most self- words use a hyphen: self-esteem. In reflexive pronouns «self» joins without a hyphen: myself, yourselves. «Selfie» (a photo of yourself) comes from it.

In Jewish tradition

In personal and social lessons you learn about self-esteem, self-respect, self-care and self-control. In art, a self-portrait is a picture of the artist. In everyday life self-service tills and self-checkouts mean you do it yourself. In safety lessons self-defence protects you.

Examples

• Let my soul not come into their council; unto their assembly let my glory not be united; for in their anger they slew men, and in their self-will they houghed oxen. (Torah GEN.49.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• To return, to turn one's self round. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• 1) Our author maintains that there is a first intelligent, self-existing, almighty, eternal ruling cause of all things, and that an everlasting entity produced nonentities by a progression of effects. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →

Note

Plural: selves (f → ves). Most self- words use a hyphen: self-esteem. In reflexive pronouns «self» joins without a hyphen: myself, yourselves. «Selfie» (a photo of yourself) comes from it.