be one's own man in English

Forms: is one's own man [present, singular, third-person], being one's own man [participle, present], was one's own man [past], been one's own man [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|be<is,being,was,been> one's own man}} be one's own man (third-person singular simple present is one's own man, present participle being one's own man, simple past was one's own man, past participle been one's own man)

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    {
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        "to behave independently without the influence of others."
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  "word": "be one's own man"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "is one's own man",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "being one's own man",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "was one's own man",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "been one's own man",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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"be one's own man" meaning in English

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