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brought oneself to

brought oneself to is the simple past and past participle 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 brought oneself to

What is brought oneself to the simple past and past participle of?
Brought oneself to is the simple past and past participle of bring oneself to.

Words near brought oneself to in the dictionary

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

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