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carry oneself en · VERB

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic) To move, especially emphasizing the manner in which one moves.
   • She was thin, but always carried herself bolt upright, and would never even lean back in her chair. 1876 May – 1877 July, Anthony Trollope, “The Paragon’s Party at Bragton”, in The American Senator […], volume I, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1877, →OCLC, page 78:
   • [Y]et all the vvhile they are the tradeſmens vvives, they endeavour to preſerve the distinction of their fancied character; carry themſelves as if they thought they were ſtill above their ſtation, […] 1725 (indicated as 1726), [Daniel Defoe], “Letter XXI. Of the Tradesman Letting His Wife be Acquainted with His Business.”, in The Complete English Tradesman, in Familiar Letters; Directing Him in All the Several Parts and Progressions of Trade. […], volume I, London: […] Charles Rivington […], →OCLC, page 363:
   • He was carrying himself with less than his usual stoop. 1915, E. Phillips Oppenheim, chapter 22, in Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo:
2. (idiomatic) To behave, especially with respect to how one's speech, body language, facial expressions, and grooming convey one's opinion concerning oneself.
   • [S]he carried herself with a little touch of hauteur—an air of aloofness, as it were. 1921, Margaret Pedler, chapter 5, in The Splendid Folly:
   • "Do I not carry myself well in the hour of defeat?" / "You do, Your Majesty." / "Am I pale, Le B—?" / "No—no—oh, no, not at all, Sire." / "Tell me the truth, Le B—. We must not let the enemy find us broken when they arrive. How do I look? Out with it." 1895, John Kendrick Bangs, chapter 11, in Mr. Bonaparte of Corsica:

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Relateds

deportment

Synonyms

bear oneself (behave)

Translations (11)

fi esiintyä (to move, especially emphasising the manner in which one moves) · fi käyttäytyä (behave, especially with respect to speech, body language, etc.) · cmn 舉止行動 /举止行动 (to move, especially emphasising the manner in which one moves) · pl nosić się (behave, especially with respect to speech, body language, etc.) · cmn 為人處事 /为人处事 (behave, especially with respect to speech, body language, etc.) · sh но̀сић (behave, especially with respect to speech, body language, etc.) · pt comportar-se (behave, especially with respect to speech, body language, etc.) · fr se tenir (behave, especially with respect to speech, body language, etc.) · fr se tenir (to move, especially emphasising the manner in which one moves) · pt portar-se (behave, especially with respect to speech, body language, etc.) · sh nòsić (behave, especially with respect to speech, body language, etc.)