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contains oneself

contains oneself is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 contains oneself

What is contains oneself the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Contains oneself is the third-person singular simple present indicative of contain oneself.

Words near contains oneself in the dictionary

  1. containment line
  2. containment lines
  3. containments
  4. contains
  5. contains multitudes
  6. contains oneself
  7. contakia
  8. contakion
  9. contaminable
  10. contaminant
  11. contaminants

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