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self

/ˈsɛlf/ verb C2
  1. To fertilize by the same individual; to self-fertilize or self-pollinate.
  2. To fertilize by the same strain; to inbreed.

He/she/it selfs · Past selfed · Past participle selfed · -ing form selfing

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Verb forms

Base form
self
He/she/it
selfs
Past
selfed
Past participle
selfed
-ing form
selfing

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“Yes, he is young, and youth is invariably self-confident.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 5 · C1
Anne gave one gasping little scream which nobody ever heard; she was white to the lips, but she did not lose her self-possession.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 223 · C1
THE MEMBERS of the Body rebelled against the Belly, and said, “Why should we be perpetually engaged in administering to your wants, while you do nothing but take your rest, and enjoy yourself in luxury and self-indulgence?” The Members carried out their resolve and refused their assistance to the Belly.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 26 · B2
They have a sharp, shrewish look, which I do not like at all; and in her air altogether, there is a self-sufficiency without fashion, which is intolerable.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 305 · B2

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