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bore oneself

bore oneself is the simple past of bear oneself.

Meaning of bear 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

Questions about bore oneself

What is bore oneself the simple past of?
Bore oneself is the simple past of bear oneself.

Words near bore oneself in the dictionary

  1. bore needle
  2. bore needles
  3. bore off
  4. bore off from
  5. bore on
  6. bore oneself
  7. bore out
  8. bore sight
  9. bore sighted
  10. bore sighting
  11. bore sights

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