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handle oneself

handle oneself verb: to behave.

Verb

handle oneself (third-person singular simple present handles oneself, present participle handling oneself, simple past and past participle handled oneself)

  1. (idiomatic) to behave
    • surprisingly, the girls handled themselves at the dinner
  2. (idiomatic) to conduct oneself or to perform (in a specified manner)
    • he handled himself well under trying circumstances

Forms of handle oneself

third-person singular presenthandles oneself
present participlehandling oneself
past participlehandled oneself
pasthandled oneself

Questions about handle oneself

What does handle oneself mean?
Handle oneself means to behave.
What part of speech is handle oneself?
Handle oneself is a verb.
What is the past tense of handle oneself?
The past tense of handle oneself is handled oneself.

Words near handle oneself in the dictionary

  1. handlamp
  2. handlamps
  3. handlanger
  4. handlangers
  5. handle
  6. handle oneself
  7. handle time
  8. handle times
  9. handle up
  10. handle with kid gloves
  11. handle without gloves

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