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redeeming oneself

redeeming oneself is the present participle and gerund of redeem oneself.

Meaning of redeem oneself

Verb

redeem oneself (third-person singular simple present redeems oneself, present participle redeeming oneself, simple past and past participle redeemed oneself)

  1. (idiomatic) 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.

Questions about redeeming oneself

What is redeeming oneself the present participle and gerund of?
Redeeming oneself is the present participle and gerund of redeem oneself.

Words near redeeming oneself in the dictionary

  1. redeemers
  2. redeemership
  3. redeemest
  4. redeemeth
  5. redeeming
  6. redeeming oneself
  7. redeeming qualities
  8. redeeming quality
  9. redeeming the time
  10. redeemingly
  11. redeemings

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