Meanings
verbgather oneself (third-person singular simple present gathers oneself, present participle gathering oneself, simple past and past participle gathered oneself)
present singular third person gathers oneself · participle present gathering oneself · participle past gathered oneself · past gathered oneself
- To collect oneself
Chloe startled. It was only Dad, but she wasn’t expecting to see him up this early. She gathered herself for a moment.
2009 October 29, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Mr Stink, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN
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gather oneself. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gather%20oneself
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“gather oneself.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gather%20oneself. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gather oneself,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gather%20oneself.
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