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plucks up one's courage

plucks up one's courage is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pluck up one's courage.

Meaning of pluck up one's courage

Verb

pluck up one's courage (third-person singular simple present plucks up one's courage, present participle plucking up one's courage, simple past and past participle plucked up one's courage)

  1. To muster the bravery and will to do something.

Questions about plucks up one's courage

What is plucks up one's courage the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Plucks up one's courage is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pluck up one's courage.

Words near plucks up one's courage in the dictionary

  1. Pluckley
  2. Pluckrose
  3. plucks
  4. plucks out
  5. plucks up
  6. plucks up one's courage
  7. pluckt
  8. plucky
  9. plucot
  10. plucots
  11. Plude

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