Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keep oneself to oneself

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
keep- one-self -to one-self
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be introverted; to stay away from others.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

keeps oneself to oneself (present, singular) keeping oneself to oneself (participle, present) kept oneself to oneself (participle, past) kept oneself to oneself (past)

Synonyms

keep to oneself

Questions

What does keep oneself to oneself mean?
To be introverted; to stay away from others.

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