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thrown oneself at

thrown oneself at is the past participle 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 thrown oneself at

What is thrown oneself at the past participle of?
Thrown oneself at is the past participle of throw oneself at.

Words near thrown oneself at in the dictionary

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

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