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gather oneself together

gather oneself together verb: to collect all one's powers in preparation for action.

Verb

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

  1. To collect all one's powers in preparation for action.

Forms of gather oneself together

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

Questions about gather oneself together

What does gather oneself together mean?
Gather oneself together means to collect all one's powers in preparation for action.
What part of speech is gather oneself together?
Gather oneself together is a verb.
What is the past tense of gather oneself together?
The past tense of gather oneself together is gathered oneself together.

Words near gather oneself together in the dictionary

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

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