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collected oneself

collected oneself is the simple past and past participle of collect oneself.

Meaning of collect oneself

Verb

collect oneself (third-person singular simple present collects oneself, present participle collecting oneself, simple past and past participle collected oneself)

  1. To recover from surprise, embarrassment, or fear; to regain self-control.

Questions about collected oneself

What is collected oneself the simple past and past participle of?
Collected oneself is the simple past and past participle of collect oneself.

Words near collected oneself in the dictionary

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

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