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held oneself together

held oneself together is the simple past and past participle of hold oneself together.

Meaning of hold oneself together

Verb

hold oneself together (third-person singular simple present holds oneself together, present participle holding oneself together, simple past and past participle held oneself together)

  1. To maintain one's emotional composure; to keep it together.

Questions about held oneself together

What is held oneself together the simple past and past participle of?
Held oneself together is the simple past and past participle of hold oneself together.

Words near held oneself together in the dictionary

  1. held one's peace
  2. held one's pee
  3. held one's piss
  4. held one's tongue
  5. held one's water
  6. held oneself together
  7. held onto
  8. held out
  9. held over
  10. held over someone's head
  11. held ransom

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