"give of oneself" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: gives of oneself [present, singular, third-person], giving of oneself [participle, present], gave of oneself [past], given of oneself [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> of oneself}} give of oneself (third-person singular simple present gives of oneself, present participle giving of oneself, simple past gave of oneself, past participle given of oneself)
  1. (intransitive) To devote oneself unselfishly to a task, especially to give time and energy. Tags: intransitive Translations (Translations): omistautua (Finnish), uhrautua (Finnish), donner de sa personne (French)
    Sense id: en-give_of_oneself-en-verb-16Ip5hJb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (of)

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