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self

US /sɛlf/

noun Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

your consciousness of your own identity

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Training helps employees build self confidence and new skills.

Synonyms

  • egoan inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
  • persona human being
  • identitythe distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity

Collocations

  • Easy look at oneself in the mirror
    to direct one's gaze or examine regarding at oneself in the mirror
  • Medium show remarkable self confidence during presentation
    to display, demonstrate, or exhibit regarding remarkable self confidence during presentation
  • Hard practice rigorous intellectual self discipline
    to practice rigorous intellectual self discipline, meaning to carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
  • Very Hard lose one's true self in pursuit of ephemeral vanity
    to lose one's true self in pursuit of ephemeral vanity, meaning to fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.