Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

redeem oneself

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: re-deem one-self
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To resolve, or make up for, one's previous folly.

Example Sentences

"I know in the past I've been a giant twat, but all the hard work I've done since then is to redeem myself. I just want to do something useful, and I'm sorry if I cock it up sometimes."
"Behind them, goalkeeper Senne Lammens redeemed himself on the one occasion he made a serious mistake, turning away a goal-bound Max Alleyne header from a corner the Belgian had needlessly given away."

Inflected Forms

redeems oneself (present, singular) redeeming oneself (participle, present) redeemed oneself (participle, past) redeemed oneself (past)

Phrases

second chance

Frequently Paired Words

second chance

Questions

What does redeem oneself mean?: To resolve, or make up for, one's previous folly.

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