self

«self» in Mova's judaism dictionary: The person you are, your own nature and character: her… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a self, selves); prefix self- (self-control, self-portrait); also a part of myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself

meaning for a pupil

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 →

sense 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

• 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 →
• 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 the corpora

• Self-driving vehicles are being tested, and their safety must be proven before they are used everywhere.
• Toad describes his house like an estate agent's advert: «an eligible self-contained gentleman's residence very unique ...
• "Self-medicating" means using alcohol or drugs to cope with problems instead of getting proper help.
• That was self-defence: getting away from someone who is hurting you, and getting help.
• Jake, on the other hand, told the head he had hit a boy «in self-defence».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «self» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.