oneself

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Mình (tự làm gì đó cho bản thân)

BrE /ˈwʌn.sɛlf/ AmE /ˈwʌn.sɛlf/

pronoun en → vi

1 REFLEXIVE ACTION [reflexive pronoun] A2

Mình (tự làm gì đó cho bản thân)

used for actions that someone does to or for themselves, especially when this is different from what they do for other people

  • verb oneself

Collocations dress oneself · feed oneself

  • She dressed herself quickly.

    Cô ấy đã mặc quần áo cho mình rất nhanh.

2 EMPHASIS [reflexive pronoun] B1

Tự (tay mình)

used to emphasize that someone does something themselves, without help from anyone else

  • verb oneself

Collocations do it oneself · cook for oneself

  • He did the work himself.

    Anh ấy đã làm công việc đó tự tay mình.

3 PERSONALITY [reflexive pronoun] B1

Tính cách / Cảm xúc của chính mình

used to refer to someone's own personality, character, or feelings

  • have a sense of oneself

Collocations know oneself · understand oneself

  • She has a good sense of herself.

    Cô ấy có sự nhận thức rõ ràng về bản thân mình.

4 OWN PROPERTY [reflexive pronoun] B1

Của chính mình

used to refer to something that belongs to someone or is owned by them

  • have something of oneself

Collocations one's own house · one's own car

  • He has a big house of his own.

    Anh ấy có một ngôi nhà lớn của chính mình.

5 OWN ACTION [reflexive pronoun] B1

Tự làm (không nhờ ai)

used to refer to an action that someone does themselves, without help from anyone else

  • do something oneself

Collocations fix it oneself · build it oneself

  • He fixed the car himself.

    Anh ấy đã sửa xe của mình mà không nhờ ai.

6 OWN RESPONSIBILITY [reflexive pronoun] B2

Trách nhiệm của chính mình

used to refer to something that someone is responsible for themselves, without help from others

  • take responsibility for oneself

Collocations one's own decision · one's own mistake

  • She took full responsibility for herself.

    Cô ấy đã nhận trách nhiệm hoàn toàn cho bản thân mình.

7 OWN BEHAVIOR [reflexive pronoun] B2

Hành vi / Cách cư xử của chính mình

used to refer to someone's own behavior or actions, especially when they are different from what others expect

  • behave oneself

Collocations one's own way · one's own rules

  • He behaves himself very well.

    Anh ấy cư xử rất tốt theo cách của mình.

8 OWN EXPERIENCE [reflexive pronoun] C1

Kinh nghiệm / Tri thức của chính mình

used to refer to someone's own experience or knowledge, especially when it is different from what others know

  • know something of oneself

Collocations one's own experience · one's own knowledge

  • She knows a lot about herself.

    Cô ấy biết rất nhiều về bản thân mình.