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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

hold up a mirror to en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of hold a mirror to.
    • Through meditation we can learn to function in the capacity of a detached observer and hold up a mirror to our own behaviour. 2011, Naomi Ozaniec, Find Peace with Meditation: Flash:
    • We have always to interpret, to provide the meaning for what we see, and for that we can only draw upon human values, emotions and interpretations. When we gaze at animals we hold up a mirror to ourselves. 1999, Adrian Franklin, Animals and Modern Cultures:
    • Let him hold up a mirror to himself and realize that he is the devil's numero uno servant. 2014, Nndy Nenty, Observing What Is Not Happening: Second Autobiography, page 32:

Forms

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held up a mirror to Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
held up a mirror to Tense=Past lexicographic
holds up a mirror to Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
holding up a mirror to Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic