self

self
self
W3S2 [self] n plural selves [selvz]
[: Old English;]
1.) [C usually singular]
the type of person you are, your character, your typical behaviour etc
sb's usual/normal self
▪ Sid was not his usual smiling self.
be/look/feel (like) your old self
(=be the way you usually are again, especially after having been ill, unhappy etc)
▪ Jim was beginning to feel like his old self again.
sb's true/real self
(=what someone is really like, rather than what they pretend to be like)
▪ Peter was the only one to whom she showed her true self.
2.) sb's sense of self
someone's idea that they are a separate person, different from other people
▪ a child's developing sense of self
3.) be a shadow/ghost of your former self
to not be as healthy, strong etc as you used to be
4.) [U]
a word written in business letters, on cheques etc meaning yourself
▪ a cheque written to self
5.)
used to refer to a person
▪ a picture of a journalist and your good self (=you)

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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