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heard oneself think

heard oneself think is the simple past and past participle of hear oneself think.

Meaning of hear oneself think

Verb

hear oneself think (third-person singular simple present hears oneself think, present participle hearing oneself think, simple past and past participle heard oneself think)

  1. To engage in mental activity without being distracted by noise.
    • Please turn down that music. I can hardly hear myself think.

Questions about heard oneself think

What is heard oneself think the simple past and past participle of?
Heard oneself think is the simple past and past participle of hear oneself think.

Words near heard oneself think in the dictionary

  1. heard
  2. Heard County
  3. heard from
  4. Heard Island and McDonald Islands
  5. heard of
  6. heard oneself think
  7. heard out
  8. heard the end of it
  9. heard the grass grow
  10. heard the last of
  11. heard things

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