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get past oneself

get past oneself verb: to be able to look beyond one's own ego and negative emotions; to overcome internal and emotional obstacles.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To be able to look beyond one's own ego and negative emotions; to overcome internal and emotional obstacles.

Forms of get past oneself

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

Questions about get past oneself

What does get past oneself mean?
Get past oneself means to be able to look beyond one's own ego and negative emotions; to overcome internal and emotional obstacles.
What part of speech is get past oneself?
Get past oneself is a verb.
What is the past tense of get past oneself?
The past tense of get past oneself is got past oneself.

Words near get past oneself in the dictionary

  1. get over
  2. get over on
  3. get over oneself
  4. get over the line
  5. get past
  6. get past oneself
  7. get physical
  8. get readies
  9. get ready
  10. get ready, get set, go
  11. get real

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