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fall into oneself

fall into oneself verb: to enter an introspective or meditative state.

Verb

fall into oneself (third-person singular simple present falls into oneself, present participle falling into oneself, simple past fell into oneself, past participle fallen into oneself)

  1. To enter an introspective or meditative state.
    • He fell into himself, his half-closed eyes looking into an edgeless nowhere.1964, The Illustrated Weekly of India - Volume 85, page 67
    • He lost all sensation of time and space, fell into himself more completely than he had ever known possible, touched his life force with his consciousness for the first time.2002, R.A. Salvatore, Transcendence
  2. To become shy or withdrawn.
    • But you fall into yourself around these, these jokers. You become a mouse.2002, Dana Johnson, Break Any Woman Down: And Other Stories, page 185
    • When trials come and you fall into yourself and close your heart, suffering is increased and intensified.2012, Tau Malachi, The Gnostic Gospel of St. Thomas

Forms of fall into oneself

third-person singular presentfalls into oneself
present participlefalling into oneself
pastfell into oneself
past participlefallen into oneself

Questions about fall into oneself

What does fall into oneself mean?
Fall into oneself means to enter an introspective or meditative state.
What part of speech is fall into oneself?
Fall into oneself is a verb.
What is the past tense of fall into oneself?
The past tense of fall into oneself is fell into oneself.

Words near fall into oneself in the dictionary

  1. fall in love
  2. fall in lust
  3. fall in with
  4. fall into
  5. fall into a trap
  6. fall into oneself
  7. fall into place
  8. fall into someone's hands
  9. fall into someone's lap
  10. fall into the wrong hands
  11. fall line

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