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paces oneself

paces oneself is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 paces oneself

What is paces oneself the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Paces oneself is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pace oneself.

Words near paces oneself in the dictionary

  1. pacenotes
  2. pacer
  3. pacers
  4. paces
  5. paces off
  6. paces oneself
  7. paces out
  8. pacesetter
  9. pacesetters
  10. pacesetting
  11. paceth

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