/swa/
Translation
oneself, yourself (stressed reflexive pronoun, used after a preposition)
Word origin
From Old French sei, from Latin se, the reflexive pronoun. Latin se gave French both the unstressed object form se and the stressed form soi, which is the one used after a preposition. English borrowed 'suicide' from the related Latin genitive sui.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- se
- English cognates
- suicide
Examples
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Everyone goes home after the show.
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The idea in itself is not a bad one.
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You need confidence in yourself to speak in public.
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People often work better at home than in an office.
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That goes without saying.
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