"bear oneself" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-bear oneself.ogg [Australia] Forms: bears oneself [present, singular, third-person], bearing oneself [participle, present], bore oneself [past], borne oneself [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bear<,,bore,borne> oneself}} bear oneself (third-person singular simple present bears oneself, present participle bearing oneself, simple past bore oneself, past participle borne oneself)
  1. (idiomatic) To behave and conduct oneself in such a manner that others will give one respect. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: carry oneself Related terms: deportment
    Sense id: en-bear_oneself-en-verb-yzHls~Ot Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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