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get above oneself

get above oneself verb: to erroneously think of oneself as better than others; to come to have an elevated view of oneself.

Verb

get above oneself (third-person singular simple present gets above oneself, present participle getting above oneself, simple past got above oneself, past participle (UK) got above oneself or (US) gotten above oneself)

  1. To erroneously think of oneself as better than others; to come to have an elevated view of oneself.

Forms of get above oneself

third-person singular presentgets above oneself
present participlegetting above oneself
pastgot above oneself
past participle UKgot above oneself
past participle USgotten above oneself

Questions about get above oneself

What does get above oneself mean?
Get above oneself means to erroneously think of oneself as better than others; to come to have an elevated view of oneself.
What part of speech is get above oneself?
Get above oneself is a verb.
What is the past tense of get above oneself?
The past tense of get above oneself is got above oneself.

Words near get above oneself in the dictionary

  1. get a word in
  2. get a word in edgeways
  3. get a word in edgewise
  4. get a wriggle on
  5. get about
  6. get above oneself
  7. get across
  8. get across the line
  9. get action
  10. get after
  11. get ahead

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