"oneself" meaning in English

See oneself in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /wʌnˈsɛlf/ Audio: en-us-oneself.ogg [US]
Etymology: one + -self Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|one|self}} one + -self
  1. Oneself is a word that stands in for words like "myself", "himself", and "herself". It is meant to refer to people in general, nobody in particular.
    Sense id: simple-oneself-en-pron-i3ksirYR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -self
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