SELF


Meaning of SELF in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ whole

He put his whole ~ into the performance.

▪ real , true

▪ inner , innermost

▪ own

It was the battle against my own ~.

▪ private , public

Her private and public selves were vastly different.

▪ normal , usual

▪ other

He has a running dialogue with his other ~.

▪ former , old , past

She knew that with a rest he would be back to his former ~.

▪ new

▪ younger

▪ future

▪ bubbly , cheerful , happy

He's his usual cheerful ~ again.

▪ better

a book about reaching for one's better ~

▪ conscious

▪ physical

▪ higher , spiritual

▪ human , individual

▪ good ( humorous , esp. BrE )

We look forward to seeing Mrs Brown and your good ~ this evening.

VERB + SELF

▪ reveal

He was afraid to reveal his innermost ~.

▪ discover , find

a movie about a boy who falls in love and finds his true ~ in the process

▪ express

PHRASES

▪ a loss of ~

▪ a sense of ~

▪ a shadow of your former ~

▪ note to ~

I was very thirsty (note to ~: bring water on walks!).

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