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bringing oneself to

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

Meaning of bring oneself to

Verb

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

  1. To force oneself to do something (usually unpleasant); to gather the courage to do something.
    • He could not bring himself to ask her.
    Synonyms:
    have the heart

Questions about bringing oneself to

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

Words near bringing oneself to in the dictionary

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

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