bearing oneself

Verb

bear oneself (third-person singular simple present bears oneself, present participle bearing oneself, simple past bore oneself, past participle borne oneself)

1. (idiomatic) To behave and conduct oneself in a particular manner.
   • Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves, that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, This was their finest hour.1940, Winston Churchill, 18 June 1940, in the British Parliament

   Synonyms:

   carry oneself