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handled oneself

handled oneself is the simple past and past participle of handle oneself.

Meaning of handle oneself

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

Questions about handled oneself

What is handled oneself the simple past and past participle of?
Handled oneself is the simple past and past participle of handle oneself.

Words near handled oneself in the dictionary

  1. handlebar mustaches
  2. handlebars
  3. handlebodies
  4. handlebody
  5. handled
  6. handled oneself
  7. handled the ball
  8. handled up
  9. handled with kid gloves
  10. handled without gloves
  11. handled without mittens

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