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borne oneself

borne oneself is the past participle 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 borne oneself

What is borne oneself the past participle of?
Borne oneself is the past participle of bear oneself.

Words near borne oneself in the dictionary

  1. borne in on
  2. borne in with
  3. borne off
  4. borne off from
  5. borne on
  6. borne oneself
  7. borne out
  8. borne the brunt
  9. borne the scars
  10. borne up
  11. borne upon

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