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getting above oneself

getting above oneself is the present participle and gerund 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 getting above oneself

What is getting above oneself the present participle and gerund of?
Getting above oneself is the present participle and gerund of get above oneself.

Words near getting above oneself in the dictionary

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

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