oneselfpronoun
uk/ˌwʌnˈself/us/ˌwʌnˈself/formalC1 the reflexive form of the pronoun 'one' when it refers to people in general or to the person speaking:
One has to learn to control oneself.
More examples
- When one looks at oneself in the mirror, it is hard to be uncritical.
- One has to look after oneself carefully in these circumstances.
- It is dangerous to see oneself as indispensable.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: reflexive forms
- auto
- herself
- himself
- itself
- myself
- ourselves
- per se
- reflexive
- self
- themself
- themselves
- thyself
- yourself