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paced oneself

paced oneself is the simple past and past participle of pace oneself.

Meaning of pace oneself

Verb

pace oneself (third-person singular simple present paces oneself, present participle pacing oneself, simple past and past participle paced oneself)

  1. To behave in a slow and careful way in order not to overexert oneself.
    • Is this it, I remember thinking, as I dripped sweat and rainwater the last few yards to the manse. Is this when the body parts start to rebel and refuse to function?
      So I'd learned to pace myself.2006, James Robertson, The Testament of Gideon Mack, page 201

Questions about paced oneself

What is paced oneself the simple past and past participle of?
Paced oneself is the simple past and past participle of pace oneself.

Words near paced oneself in the dictionary

  1. pace-setting
  2. paceboard
  3. paceboards
  4. paced
  5. paced off
  6. paced oneself
  7. paced out
  8. paceite
  9. paceline
  10. pacelines
  11. Pacella

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