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keep oneself to oneself

keep oneself to oneself verb: to be introverted; to stay away from others.

Verb

keep oneself to oneself (third-person singular simple present keeps oneself to oneself, present participle keeping oneself to oneself, simple past and past participle kept oneself to oneself)

  1. (UK) To be introverted; to stay away from others.
    Synonyms:
    keep to oneself

Synonyms of keep oneself to oneself

Forms of keep oneself to oneself

third-person singular presentkeeps oneself to oneself
present participlekeeping oneself to oneself
past participlekept oneself to oneself
pastkept oneself to oneself

Questions about keep oneself to oneself

What does keep oneself to oneself mean?
Keep oneself to oneself means to be introverted; to stay away from others.
What part of speech is keep oneself to oneself?
Keep oneself to oneself is a verb.
What is the past tense of keep oneself to oneself?
The past tense of keep oneself to oneself is kept oneself to oneself.

Words near keep oneself to oneself in the dictionary

  1. keep one's temper
  2. keep one's tits on
  3. keep one's voice down
  4. keep one's wits about one
  5. keep one's word
  6. keep oneself to oneself
  7. keep order
  8. keep out
  9. keep out of
  10. keep pace
  11. keep quiet

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