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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

show oneself en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (euphemistic) To expose one's genitalia, especially in an inappropriate setting; to expose oneself.
    • He told her to show herself to him.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see show, oneself.
    • There was a prevailing fear of the effect of large undertakings becoming monopolistic, and Parliament showed itself unwilling to sanction any large groupings. 1948 January and February, “British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 1:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
showing oneself Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
showed oneself Tense=Past lexicographic
shows oneself Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
shown oneself Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic