Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contain oneself

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
con-tain one-self
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To exercise restraint in the expression one's emotions

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

contains oneself (present, singular) containing oneself (participle, present) contained oneself (participle, past) contained oneself (past)

Synonyms

help oneself

Questions

What does contain oneself mean?
To exercise restraint in the expression one's emotions

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