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live within oneself

live within oneself verb: to rely on and occupy oneself rather than engaging with broader society.

Verb

live within oneself (third-person singular simple present lives within oneself, present participle living within oneself, simple past and past participle lived within oneself)

  1. To rely on and occupy oneself rather than engaging with broader society

Forms of live within oneself

third-person singular presentlives within oneself
present participleliving within oneself
past participlelived within oneself
pastlived within oneself

Questions about live within oneself

What does live within oneself mean?
Live within oneself means to rely on and occupy oneself rather than engaging with broader society.
What part of speech is live within oneself?
Live within oneself is a verb.
What is the past tense of live within oneself?
The past tense of live within oneself is lived within oneself.

Words near live within oneself in the dictionary

  1. live wells
  2. live wire
  3. live wires
  4. live with
  5. live with oneself
  6. live within oneself
  7. live-action
  8. live-and-let-live
  9. live-ball era
  10. live-chat
  11. live-chats

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