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thrown oneself into

thrown oneself into is the past participle of throw oneself into.

Meaning of throw oneself into

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To engage heartily in; to get fully involved in.
    • By June, Nathaniel was asked by the administration to coordinate prisoners' response to AIDS, a task he initially did not welcome. Nevertheless, he threw himself into it, and began by asking BWMT/Boston for educational brochures.1988 February 14, Richard Tremblay, “A Boat With A Sail”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 30, page 5

Questions about thrown oneself into

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

Words near thrown oneself into in the dictionary

  1. thrown one's voice
  2. thrown one's weight around
  3. thrown one's weight behind
  4. thrown oneself at
  5. thrown oneself behind
  6. thrown oneself into
  7. thrown oneself on someone's mercy
  8. thrown open
  9. thrown out
  10. thrown over
  11. thrown pearls before swine

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