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kept oneself to oneself

kept oneself to oneself is the simple past and past participle of keep oneself to oneself.

Meaning of keep oneself to oneself

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

Questions about kept oneself to oneself

What is kept oneself to oneself the simple past and past participle of?
Kept oneself to oneself is the simple past and past participle of keep oneself to oneself.

Words near kept oneself to oneself in the dictionary

  1. kept one's side of the bargain
  2. kept one's stick on the ice
  3. kept one's temper
  4. kept one's tits on
  5. kept one's word
  6. kept oneself to oneself
  7. kept order
  8. kept out
  9. kept out of
  10. kept pace
  11. kept quiet

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