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gets above oneself

gets above oneself is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get above oneself.

Meaning of get above 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.

Questions about gets above oneself

What is gets above oneself the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets above oneself is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get above oneself.

Words near gets above oneself in the dictionary

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

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