bring oneself to

English

Verb

bring oneself to (third-person singular simple present brings oneself to, present participle bringing oneself to, simple past and past participle brought oneself to)

  1. (chiefly in the negative, with can or be able to) To force oneself to do something (usually unpleasant); to gather the courage to do something. [with infinitive]
    Synonym: have the heart
    He could not bring himself to ask her.
    I know what to do, but will I be able to bring myself to do it?

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