bare one's soul
bare one's soul verb: to reveal one's innermost feelings and thoughts, especially concerning one's doubts, regrets, or flaws; to tell one's personal secrets to others.
Verb
bare one's soul (third-person singular simple present bares one's soul, present participle baring one's soul, simple past and past participle bared one's soul)
- To reveal one's innermost feelings and thoughts, especially concerning one's doubts, regrets, or flaws; to tell one's personal secrets to others.
- The actress bared her soul in the candid interview.
- “[…] But the world might guess it; and I will not bare my soul to their shallow, prying eyes. My heart shall never be put under their microscope.[…]”1891, Oscar Wilde, chapter I, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, London; New York, N.Y.: Ward Lock & Co., →OCLC, page 16
Forms of bare one's soul
| third-person singular present | bares one's soul |
|---|---|
| present participle | baring one's soul |
| past participle | bared one's soul |
| past | bared one's soul |
| alternative form | lay bare one's soul |
Questions about bare one's soul
- What does bare one's soul mean?
- Bare one's soul means to reveal one's innermost feelings and thoughts, especially concerning one's doubts, regrets, or flaws; to tell one's personal secrets to others.
- What part of speech is bare one's soul?
- Bare one's soul is a verb.
- What is the past tense of bare one's soul?
- The past tense of bare one's soul is bared one's soul.
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