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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

throw oneself into en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To engage heartily in; to get fully involved in.
    • By June, Nathaniel was asked by the administration to coordinate prisoners' response to AIDS, a task he initially did not welcome. Nevertheless, he threw himself into it, and began by asking BWMT/Boston for educational brochures. 1988 February 14, Richard Tremblay, “A Boat With A Sail”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 30, page 5:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
throws oneself into Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
threw oneself into Tense=Past lexicographic
thrown oneself into Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
throwing oneself into Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

get down to business

Translations (3)

el αποδύομαι (engage in) · pl rzucać się w wir (engage in) · pl rzucić się w wir (engage in)