Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give a good account of oneself

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
give a -good ac-coun-t of one-self
IPA
41
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To act in a creditable manner.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

gives a good account of oneself (present, singular) giving a good account of oneself (participle, present) gave a good account of oneself (past) given a good account of oneself (participle, past)

Questions

What does give a good account of oneself mean?
To act in a creditable manner.

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