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got past oneself

got past oneself is the simple past and past participle of get past oneself.

Meaning of get past oneself

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To be able to look beyond one's own ego and negative emotions; to overcome internal and emotional obstacles.

Questions about got past oneself

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

Words near got past oneself in the dictionary

  1. got over
  2. got over on
  3. got over oneself
  4. got over the line
  5. got past
  6. got past oneself
  7. got physical
  8. got ready
  9. got real
  10. got religion
  11. got rid of

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