contain oneself in English

Forms: contains oneself [present, singular, third-person], containing oneself [participle, present], contained oneself [participle, past], contained oneself [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} contain oneself (third-person singular simple present contains oneself, present participle containing oneself, simple past and past participle contained oneself)

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    {
      "form": "contained oneself",
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    },
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          "text": "I'm so excited, I can hardly contain myself!",
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        "To exercise restraint in the expression one's emotions"
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        "(reflexive) To exercise restraint in the expression one's emotions"
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    {
      "form": "contains oneself",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "containing oneself",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contained oneself",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contained oneself",
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        "past"
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        "(reflexive) To exercise restraint in the expression one's emotions"
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"contain oneself" meaning in English

Verb