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threw oneself at

threw oneself at is the simple past of throw oneself at.

Meaning of throw oneself at

Verb

throw oneself at (third-person singular simple present throws oneself at, present participle throwing oneself at, simple past threw oneself at, past participle thrown oneself at)

  1. (transitive) To make an embarrassingly desperate attempt to get the romantic attention of (a person).

Questions about threw oneself at

What is threw oneself at the simple past of?
Threw oneself at is the simple past of throw oneself at.

Words near threw oneself at in the dictionary

  1. threw one's name in the hat
  2. threw one's toys out of the pram
  3. threw one's voice
  4. threw one's weight around
  5. threw one's weight behind
  6. threw oneself at
  7. threw oneself behind
  8. threw oneself into
  9. threw oneself on someone's mercy
  10. threw open
  11. threw out

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