collect oneself
collect oneself · collects oneself · collected oneself · collecting oneself
To recover from surprise, embarrassment, or fearTo recover from surprise, embarrassment, or fear; to regain self-control.
Meaning
1 sensesTo recover from surprise, embarrassment, or fear; to regain self-control.
Forms
collects oneself, collecting oneself, collected oneself, collected oneself| Base form | collect oneself · to collect oneself |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | collects oneself |
| Present participle | collecting oneself |
| Past simple | collected oneself |
| Past participle | collected oneself |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.