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Oneself vs Itself - What's the difference?

oneself | itself |

Itself is a related term of oneself.



As pronouns the difference between oneself and itself

is that oneself is the person, previously mentioned while itself is it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject

oneself

English

Pronoun

  • The person, previously mentioned.
    • One can teach oneself to do this.
  • A person's self - a general form of himself, herself or yourself
    • Teaching oneself to swim can be dangerous.

    Usage notes

    This pronoun can be used for emphasis or to make a verb reflexive.

    Synonyms

    * one's self

    Derived terms

    * be oneself * by oneself

    See also

    (English personal pronouns)

    See also

    * * self English third person pronouns

    itself

    English

    Pronoun

  • (reflexive) it; (A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject)
    • The door closed by itself
  • (emphatic) it;
    • The door itself is quite heavy.

    Derived terms

    * in-itselfness

    See also

    (English personal pronouns)

    Anagrams

    * English intensifiers English third person pronouns