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hold oneself together

hold oneself together verb: to maintain one's emotional composure; to keep it 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.

Forms of hold oneself together

third-person singular presentholds oneself together
present participleholding oneself together
past participleheld oneself together
pastheld oneself together

Questions about hold oneself together

What does hold oneself together mean?
Hold oneself together means to maintain one's emotional composure; to keep it together.
What part of speech is hold oneself together?
Hold oneself together is a verb.
What is the past tense of hold oneself together?
The past tense of hold oneself together is held oneself together.

Words near hold oneself together in the dictionary

  1. hold one's pee
  2. hold one's piece
  3. hold one's piss
  4. hold one's tongue
  5. hold one's water
  6. hold oneself together
  7. hold onto
  8. hold onto your hat
  9. hold out
  10. hold outs
  11. hold over

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