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give of oneself

give of oneself verb: to devote oneself unselfishly to a task, especially to give time and energy.

Verb

give of oneself (third-person singular simple present gives of oneself, present participle giving of oneself, simple past gave of oneself, past participle given of oneself)

  1. (intransitive) To devote oneself unselfishly to a task, especially to give time and energy.
    • Thank you to all our dedicated volunteers who have given of themselves to make this project a success.

Forms of give of oneself

third-person singular presentgives of oneself
present participlegiving of oneself
pastgave of oneself
past participlegiven of oneself

Questions about give of oneself

What does give of oneself mean?
Give of oneself means to devote oneself unselfishly to a task, especially to give time and energy.
What part of speech is give of oneself?
Give of oneself is a verb.
What is the past tense of give of oneself?
The past tense of give of oneself is gave of oneself.

Words near give of oneself in the dictionary

  1. give me a break
  2. give me strength
  3. give name to
  4. give neck
  5. give notice
  6. give of oneself
  7. give off
  8. give one a yell
  9. give one's all
  10. give one's best
  11. give one's daughter away

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