throw oneself upon in English

place a burden on, put a load on; force oneself to, compel oneself to

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1. Assume: to take to or upon oneself.

2. Chivy: to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation.

3. Assumption definition is - a taking to or upon oneself

4. The act of taking to or upon oneself: Assumption of an obligation

5. Synonyms & Antonyms of Chivying. to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation

6. “THROW all your anxiety upon [God], because he cares for you.”

7. 16 I may come upon something that'll throw some extra light on this.

8. 16 Masochism is for obtaining gratification or sexual arousal by having pain inflicted upon oneself.

9. The Bible states: “Throw your burden upon Jehovah himself, and he himself will sustain you.

10. 1600, from Medieval Latin Adjacentia, abstract noun from Latin adiacens "lying at," present participle of adiacere "lie at, border upon, lie near," from ad "to" (see ad-) + iacēre "to lie, rest," related to iacere "to throw; lay ('cast (oneself) down')," from PIE root *ye- "to throw, impel."

11. And note David’s wise advice: “Throw your burden upon Jehovah himself, and he himself will sustain you.

12. 3 ‘they've got to learn to Confront their own problems’ SYNONYMS tackle , get to grips with, apply oneself to, address oneself to, address, face, set about, go about, get to work at, busy oneself with, set one's hand to, grapple with, approach, take on, attend to, see to, throw oneself into, try to solve, try to deal with, try to cope with

13. One day depression descended upon him, and wherever he went after that he could never throw it off.

14. 2 ‘a minor official Condescended to see us’ SYNONYMS deign , stoop, descend, lower oneself, humble oneself, demean oneself, debase oneself, vouchsafe, think fit, see fit, deem it worthy of oneself, consent

15. Autobiography, the biography of oneself narrated by oneself

16. Throw off the Bowlines definition in the English Cobuild dictionary for learners, throw off the Bowlines meaning explained, see also 'throw in',a throw',throw away',throw back', English vocabulary

17. Constrain: (Compel), verb actuate , apply pressure , assert oneself , bring about by force , bring pressure to bear upon , burden , cause to , charge , coerce

18. 1600, from Medieval Latin Adjacentia, abstract noun from Latin adiacens "lying at," present participle of adiacere "lie at, border upon, lie near," from ad "to" (see ad-) + iacēre "to lie, rest," related to iacere "to throw; lay ('cast (oneself) down')," from PIE root *ye- "to throw, impel." Related entries & more jut (v.1)

19. And imitating God means coming out of oneself, giving oneself in love.

20. It did not take long for forces from the south to march upon the rebels and throw them into abject retreat.

21. • Caring for oneself.

22. INVESTIGATING FOR ONESELF

23. Self-Anointed definition is - chosen or designated by oneself : Anointed by oneself

24. Foist oneself on sb.

25. To avoid deceiving oneself