Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bring oneself to

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables: bring one-self -to
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To force oneself to do something (usually unpleasant); to gather the courage to do something.

Example Sentences

"He could not bring himself to ask her."
"I know what to do, but will I be able to bring myself to do it?"

Inflected Forms

brings oneself to (present, singular) bringing oneself to (participle, present) brought oneself to (participle, past) brought oneself to (past)

Synonyms

have the heart

Questions

What does bring oneself to mean?: To force oneself to do something (usually unpleasant); to gather the courage to do something.

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