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bear oneself

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To behave and conduct oneself in a particular manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • 1940, Winston Churchill, 18 June 1940, in the British Parliament Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves, that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, This was their finest hour.

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