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sorted oneself out

sorted oneself out is the simple past and past participle of sort oneself out.

Meaning of sort oneself out

Verb

sort oneself out (third-person singular simple present sorts oneself out, present participle sorting oneself out, simple past and past participle sorted oneself out)

  1. (idiomatic) To organize or solve one's personal problems.
    • John took a week off work to sort himself out.
  2. (idiomatic) To calm down emotionally.
    • Give me a few minutes to sort myself out and I'll be with you.

Questions about sorted oneself out

What is sorted oneself out the simple past and past participle of?
Sorted oneself out is the simple past and past participle of sort oneself out.

Words near sorted oneself out in the dictionary

  1. sortation systems
  2. sortations
  3. Sortavala
  4. sorte
  5. sorted
  6. sorted oneself out
  7. sorted out
  8. sorted the wheat from the chaff
  9. sorted through
  10. sortedness
  11. sorter

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