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Obsessional does not necessarily mean sexual obsession, not even obsession for this, or for that in particular; to be an obsessional means to find oneself caught in a mechanism, in a trap increasingly demanding and endless.
Jacques Lacan

Meaning of "find oneself" in the English dictionary

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIND ONESELF

finback
finca
finch
finched
Finchley
find
find fault
find favour with
find one´s feet
find one´s level
find out
find the lady
findable
finder
finder´s fee
finders keepers
finding
findings
fine
fine art

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIND ONESELF

beside oneself
do well for oneself
enjoy oneself
expose oneself
express oneself
fall over oneself
full of oneself
give a bad account of oneself
give a good account of oneself
himself
keep oneself to oneself
keep to oneself
kill oneself
make a pig of oneself
make an exhibition of oneself
not know where to put oneself
oneself
present oneself
relieve oneself
take something upon oneself
turn in on oneself

Synonyms and antonyms of find oneself in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «find oneself» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of find oneself to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of find oneself from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «find oneself» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

发现自己
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

encontrarse a sí mismo
570 millions of speakers

English

find oneself
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपने आप को लगता है
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يجد نفسه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

найти себя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

encontrar-se
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিজেকে খুঁজে পেতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

se trouver
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cari sendiri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sich selbst zu finden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自分を見つける
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자신을 찾을 수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Golek dhewe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tìm thấy chính mình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தன்னை கண்டுபிடிக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वतःला शोधा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kendini bulmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ritrovare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

znaleźć się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

знайти себе
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

te găsesc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βρείτε τον εαυτό του
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vind jouself
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

finna sig själv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

finne seg selv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of find oneself

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIND ONESELF»

The term «find oneself» is regularly used and occupies the 90.470 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about find oneself

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2 QUOTES WITH «FIND ONESELF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word find oneself.
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John Cazale
I sometimes wonder if the inability to find oneself makes one seek oneself in other people, in characters.
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Jacques Lacan
Obsessional does not necessarily mean sexual obsession, not even obsession for this, or for that in particular; to be an obsessional means to find oneself caught in a mechanism, in a trap increasingly demanding and endless.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIND ONESELF»

Discover the use of find oneself in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to find oneself and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Patterns in Contrast
The reflexive verb ver-se 'see oneself' has been used as a translation in both colligational environments, while the non-congruent dar por si 'find oneself' (lit.: ' give for oneself') is found as a correspondence offound REFL V-ing. The fact that  ...
Jarle Ebeling, Signe Oksefjell Ebeling, 2013
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How to Find Oneself
THIS 36 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: How to Get What You Want, by Orison Swett Marden. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766127656.
Orison Swett Marden, 2010
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Time And Myth
One may find oneself doing all of these things. One may find oneself living like Rousseau in a state of unmediated existence, feeling it to be at times a state of unhappy loneliness, at times a state of happy solitude. One may find oneself making ...
John S. Dunne, 2012
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Before Sexuality: The Construction of Erotic Experience in ...
To love is to attempt to find oneself in the other. The reflection of Narkissos and the mirror of Dionysos both figure in the tragedy of the impossible reunion of the individual with himself: the aspiration to find oneself presupposes that ...
David M. Halperin, John J. Winkler, Froma I. Zeitlin, 1990
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The Word Speaks to the Faustian Man: Taittiriya Upanisad ...
To be the interspace, bhuvah, is to be ever on the move, from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven, it is to lose consciousness of matter, to find oneself and the world as pure motion and event, not an assemblage of objects in space and time.
Som Raj Gupta, 2001
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TOEFL Paper-and-Pencil
Expressions. with. Reflexive. Pronouns. The reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, oneself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves) are used in a number of expressions, some of which are idiomatic. To find oneself + ...
Janet Shanks, Kaplan, Inc., 2004
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Grand Dictionnaire Hachette-Oxford
2 (être) to find oneself; se d couché par terre/coincé to find oneself lying on the floor/trapped; se d enceinte to find oneself pregnant; se d à la tête d'une entreprise to find oneself at the head of a company; se d nez à nez avec qch/qn to find ...
Marie-Hélène Corréard, Valerie Grundy, Jean-Benoit Ormal-Grenon, 2007
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What is Philosophy?
... it is not individual. But I cannot even start now to go into this theme. Let us move ahead, leaving the windward beat as it was. The first category of our lives is "to find oneself," "to understand oneself," "to be transparent," and once more I want ...
José Ortega y Gasset, 1964
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Stanley Cavell
6 One will find oneself, at times, pursuing a thought, vision, or course of action that is not generally shared, hence seeking abandonment of or departure from the common. But then one will also find oneself, at times, recoiling from the solipsistic ...
Richard Eldridge, 2003
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European Existentialism
The first category of our lives is "to find oneself," "to understand oneself," "to be transparent," and once more I want to warn you not to forget that here it is not merely the self which is the subject, but also the world. I take account of myself in the ...
Nino Langiulli

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIND ONESELF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term find oneself is used in the context of the following news items.
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All creatures
To be “in Christ” is to find oneself in a transformed world, a new creation, a world that is being transfigured by God's love. This new way of ... «The Christian Century, Jul 15»
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Rowan Williams on Poetry and Belief
Dr Williams spoke of the appeal of a hermit's life; but while he is eloquent when expressing the need for "time out", to find oneself again, he is less forthcoming, ... «Hereford Times, Jul 15»
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Tell Me About It: My partner plays me like an emotional accordion
... a scary place to find oneself in. A positive therapeutic alliance with a skilled therapist will provide a safe space for the woman to address her ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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Check-In: The Lancaster London
... adjacent to Lancaster Gate Underground Station and surrounded by grand Victorian-era properties, it may come as a surprise to find oneself ... «Travel Daily Media, Jul 15»
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Atamira Dance Company takes Moko on tour to Asia
Moko is a journey of unfolding to find oneself. Performing Moko is Nancy Wijohn, Bianca Hyslop, Gaby Thomas, Sean McDonald, Eddie Elliot ... «Voxy, Jul 15»
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Of Ramzan TV shows
... of self-respect as, “Without it, one eventually discovers the final turn of the screw: one runs away to find oneself, and finds no one at home… «Pakistan Today, Jul 15»
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The Hill: Fewer Officers Would Die if They Carried Smart Guns
The reality: An officer armed with a smart gun might not be able shoot a criminal, which is a terrible spot to find oneself in if said criminal is ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
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Building capital for their dream venture
So, even if it means surviving on a tight budget at times, it's worth it so that one doesn't find oneself without a safety net - an entrepreneur's ... «Bangalore Mirror, Jul 15»
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Our Opinion: Charleston shows that tragedy can bring unity
Thinking of the recent tragedy in Charleston, one might find oneself swelling with pride in the way the South Carolina community has banded ... «Americus Times-Recorder, Jun 15»
10
Batman: Arkham Knight Review
Things are tougher this time around, though, because new enemy types have been added and it's not uncommon to find oneself up against a ... «We Got This Covered, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Find oneself [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/find-oneself>. Apr 2024 ».
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