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got above oneself

got above oneself is the simple past and past participle 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 got above oneself

What is got above oneself the simple past and past participle of?
Got above oneself is the simple past and past participle of get above oneself.

Words near got above oneself in the dictionary

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

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