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brings oneself to

brings oneself to is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 brings oneself to

What is brings oneself to the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Brings oneself to is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bring oneself to.

Words near brings oneself to in the dictionary

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

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