self
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
- 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.