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gather oneself

gather oneself verb: to collect oneself.

Verb

gather oneself (third-person singular simple present gathers oneself, present participle gathering oneself, simple past and past participle gathered oneself)

  1. To collect oneself
    • Chloe startled. It was only Dad, but she wasn’t expecting to see him up this early. She gathered herself for a moment.2009 October 29, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Mr Stink, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN

Forms of gather oneself

third-person singular presentgathers oneself
present participlegathering oneself
past participlegathered oneself
pastgathered oneself

Questions about gather oneself

What does gather oneself mean?
Gather oneself means to collect oneself.
What part of speech is gather oneself?
Gather oneself is a verb.
What is the past tense of gather oneself?
The past tense of gather oneself is gathered oneself.

Words near gather oneself in the dictionary

  1. gathas
  2. gather
  3. gather dust
  4. gather one's thoughts
  5. gather one's wits
  6. gather oneself
  7. gather oneself together
  8. gather pace
  9. gather rosebuds
  10. gather speed
  11. gather steam

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