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getting over oneself

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

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

Words near getting over oneself in the dictionary

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

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