self
noun/self/
(plural selves
/selvz/
)Слово англійською: self
Переклад self українською: себе
Детальний опис
- [countable, usually singular] the type of person you are, especially the way you normally behave, look or feel
- You'll soon be feeling your old self again (= feeling well or happy again).
- He's not his usual happy self this morning.
- Only with a few people could she be her real self (= show what she was really like rather than what she pretended to be).
- his private/professional self (= how he behaves at home/work)
- [uncountable] (also the self [singular])(formal) a person’s personality or character that makes them different from other people
- Many people living in institutions have lost their sense of self (= the feeling that they are individual people).
- the inner self (= a person’s emotional and spiritual character)
- a lack of confidence in the self
- [uncountable] (formal) your own advantage or pleasure rather than that of other people
- She didn't do it for any reason of self.
- Self, self, self! That’s all you ever think about!
- [countable] used to refer to a person
- You didn't hurt your little self, did you?
- We look forward to seeing Mrs Brown and your good self this evening.
- I was very thirsty (note to self: bring water on walks!).
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zelf and German selbe. Early use was emphatic, expressing the sense ‘(I) myself’, ‘(he) himself’, etc.
Idioms
be a shadow/ghost of your former self
- to not have the strength, influence, etc. that you used to have
- When his career ended, he became a shadow of his former self.