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collected one's thoughts

collected one's thoughts is the simple past and past participle of collect one's thoughts.

Meaning of collect one's thoughts

Verb

collect one's thoughts (third-person singular simple present collects one's thoughts, present participle collecting one's thoughts, simple past and past participle collected one's thoughts)

  1. (idiomatic) To become mentally composed, especially after being distressed, surprised, or disoriented; to become calm or organized in one's emotional state or thinking, as in preparation for a conversation, speech, decision, etc.
    • I got up feverish and nervous. I walked out before breakfast, striving to collect my thoughts and tranquilize my feelings.1820, Washington Irving, “The Early Experiences of Ralph Ringwood,”, in The Crayon Papers

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What is collected one's thoughts the simple past and past participle of?
Collected one's thoughts is the simple past and past participle of collect one's thoughts.

Words near collected one's thoughts in the dictionary

  1. collectary
  2. collectathon
  3. collectathons
  4. collected
  5. collected dust
  6. collected one's thoughts
  7. collected oneself
  8. collected skin
  9. collected up
  10. collectedly
  11. collectedness

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