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swallows one's pride

swallows one's pride is the third-person singular simple present indicative of swallow one's pride.

Meaning of swallow one's pride

Verb

swallow one's pride (third-person singular simple present swallows one's pride, present participle swallowing one's pride, simple past and past participle swallowed one's pride)

  1. (idiomatic) To set aside one's feelings of pride and adopt a more humble or appropriate stance.

Questions about swallows one's pride

What is swallows one's pride the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Swallows one's pride is the third-person singular simple present indicative of swallow one's pride.

Words near swallows one's pride in the dictionary

  1. swallowling
  2. swallowlings
  3. swallows
  4. swallows a bitter pill
  5. swallows down
  6. swallows one's pride
  7. swallows one's words
  8. swallows the anchor
  9. swallows the dictionary
  10. swallows the leek
  11. swallows up

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