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have to say for oneself

have to say for oneself verb: used with other words to show that someone lacks an explanation for what he or she is doing or has done.

Verb

have to say for oneself (third-person singular simple present has to say for oneself, present participle having to say for oneself, simple past and past participle had to say for oneself)

  1. Used with other words to show that someone lacks an explanation for what he or she is doing or has done.
    • Your teacher told me that you vandalized a library book today. I am very disappointed in you. What do you have to say for yourself? Now I don't know if I can trust you around library books.

Forms of have to say for oneself

third-person singular presenthas to say for oneself
present participlehaving to say for oneself
past participlehad to say for oneself
pasthad to say for oneself

Questions about have to say for oneself

What does have to say for oneself mean?
Have to say for oneself means used with other words to show that someone lacks an explanation for what he or she is doing or has done.
What part of speech is have to say for oneself?
Have to say for oneself is a verb.
What is the past tense of have to say for oneself?
The past tense of have to say for oneself is had to say for oneself.

Words near have to say for oneself in the dictionary

  1. have tickets on oneself
  2. have time
  3. have time on one's hands
  4. have time on one's side
  5. have to
  6. have to say for oneself
  7. have truck and trade with
  8. have truck with
  9. have two strings to one's bow
  10. have up
  11. have Van Gogh's ear for music

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