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making oneself at home

making oneself at home is the present participle and gerund of make oneself at home.

Meaning of make oneself at home

Verb

make oneself at home (third-person singular simple present makes oneself at home, present participle making oneself at home, simple past and past participle made oneself at home)

  1. (idiomatic) To make oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home.
    • If you were lucky as a child, you were fêted in households other than your own, encouraged to relax, kick back and make yourself at home.2007, Jill Alison Ganon, Sandy Gillis, At Home: Pasadena

Questions about making oneself at home

What is making oneself at home the present participle and gerund of?
Making oneself at home is the present participle and gerund of make oneself at home.

Words near making oneself at home in the dictionary

  1. making one's number
  2. making one's own
  3. making one's own luck
  4. making one's toilet
  5. making one's way
  6. making oneself at home
  7. making oneself clear
  8. making oneself scarce
  9. making out
  10. making out like a bandit
  11. making out of

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