"contain oneself" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: contains oneself [present, singular, third-person], containing oneself [participle, present], contained oneself [participle, past], contained oneself [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} contain oneself (third-person singular simple present contains oneself, present participle containing oneself, simple past and past participle contained oneself)
  1. (reflexive) To exercise restraint in the expression one's emotions Tags: reflexive Synonyms: help oneself Translations (Translations): contenerse (a sí mismo) (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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