redeem oneself
redeem oneself verb: to resolve, or make up for, one's previous folly.
Verb
redeem oneself (third-person singular simple present redeems oneself, present participle redeeming oneself, simple past and past participle redeemed oneself)
- To resolve, or make up for, one's previous folly.
- I know in the past I've been a giant twat, but all the hard work I've done since then is to redeem myself. I just want to do something useful, and I'm sorry if I cock it up sometimes.
- Behind them, goalkeeper Senne Lammens redeemed himself on the one occasion he made a serious mistake, turning away a goal-bound Max Alleyne header from a corner the Belgian had needlessly given away.2026 January 17, Simon Stone, Shamoon Hafez, “Manchester United 2-0 Manchester City”, in BBC
Forms of redeem oneself
| third-person singular present | redeems oneself |
|---|---|
| present participle | redeeming oneself |
| past participle | redeemed oneself |
| past | redeemed oneself |
Questions about redeem oneself
- What does redeem oneself mean?
- Redeem oneself means to resolve, or make up for, one's previous folly.
- What part of speech is redeem oneself?
- Redeem oneself is a verb.
- What is the past tense of redeem oneself?
- The past tense of redeem oneself is redeemed oneself.
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