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/sɛlf/
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/sɛlf/
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self
noun
selves
pl
UK
/sɛlf/
US
/sɛlf/
свое "я", сущность
The book is a journey to discover one's true self.
Книга — это путешествие к открытию своего истинного я.
собственные интересы
Sometimes one has to put self first.
Иногда необходимо ставить собственные интересы на первое место
Additional translations
самость
Synonyms
person
essence
soul
selfhood
identity
being
individual
self
adjective
UK
/self/
US
/sɛlf/
Used only attributively, chiefly in compounds (self-service, self-cleaning)
Synonyms
autonomous
independent
self-reliant
self-sufficient
self-contained
self-directed
solo
solitary
auto-
own
self
pronoun
UK
/sɛlf/
US
/sɛlf/
себя
to witness against self
свидетельствовать против себя
cheque drawn to self
чек, выписанный на себя
Definitions
self
noun
A person's essential being that distinguishes them from others
She spent years trying to understand her true self.
self-interest; personal benefit or advantage
Political decisions are too often guided by self rather than by the common good.
a person's usual or normal state or condition
After a good rest, he felt his old self again.
self
adjective
operating by or applied to itself; automatic or self-operating (used only attributively, chiefly in compounds)
The store installed self-service checkout machines.
self
pronoun
oneself (used as a reflexive or emphatic pronoun, chiefly in Indian English and informal usage)
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