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contained oneself

contained oneself is the simple past and past participle of contain oneself.

Meaning of contain oneself

Verb

contain oneself (third-person singular simple present contains oneself, present participle containing oneself, simple past and past participle contained oneself)

  1. (reflexive) To exercise restraint in the expression one's emotions
    • I'm so excited, I can hardly contain myself!
    Synonyms:
    help oneself

Questions about contained oneself

What is contained oneself the simple past and past participle of?
Contained oneself is the simple past and past participle of contain oneself.

Words near contained oneself in the dictionary

  1. containable
  2. containant
  3. containants
  4. contained
  5. contained multitudes
  6. contained oneself
  7. containee
  8. containees
  9. container
  10. container crane
  11. container cranes

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