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bringing oneself away

bringing oneself away is the present participle and gerund of bring oneself away.

Meaning of bring oneself away

Verb

bring oneself away (third-person singular simple present brings oneself away, present participle bringing oneself away, simple past and past participle brought oneself away)

  1. (dated, intransitive) To extract oneself from a dangerous or unfortunate situation.
    • He had to bring himself away from the battleground.

Questions about bringing oneself away

What is bringing oneself away the present participle and gerund of?
Bringing oneself away is the present participle and gerund of bring oneself away.

Words near bringing oneself away in the dictionary

  1. bringing one's arse to an anchor
  2. bringing one's arse to anchor
  3. bringing one's ass to an anchor
  4. bringing one's ass to anchor
  5. bringing one's own hide to market
  6. bringing oneself away
  7. bringing oneself to
  8. bringing out
  9. bringing out in a rash
  10. bringing out of oneself
  11. bringing out of the woodwork

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