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gets over oneself

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

Meaning of get over oneself

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To cease to be vain and self-obsessed.
    • When he told me I was to serve him as if he were a Russian czar, I told him to get over himself.

Questions about gets over oneself

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

Words near gets over oneself in the dictionary

  1. gets out what one puts in
  2. gets out while the getting's good
  3. gets outside of
  4. gets over
  5. gets over on
  6. gets over oneself
  7. gets over the line
  8. gets past
  9. gets past oneself
  10. gets physical
  11. gets ready

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