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got ahold of oneself

got ahold of oneself is the simple past of get ahold of oneself.

got ahold of oneself is the past participle of get ahold of oneself.

Meaning of get ahold of oneself

Verb

get ahold of oneself (third-person singular simple present gets ahold of oneself, present participle getting ahold of oneself, simple past got ahold of oneself, past participle (UK) got ahold of oneself or (US) gotten ahold of oneself)

  1. To calm down; to stop behaving in an erratic way.
    Synonyms:
    get a grip of oneself

Questions about got ahold of oneself

What is got ahold of oneself the simple past of?
Got ahold of oneself is the simple past of get ahold of oneself.

Words near got ahold of oneself in the dictionary

  1. got after
  2. got ahead
  3. got ahead of
  4. got ahead of oneself
  5. got ahold of
  6. got ahold of oneself
  7. got along
  8. got amongst it
  9. got around
  10. got around to
  11. got at

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