Meanings
verbkeep one's wits about one (third-person singular simple present keeps one's wits about one, present participle keeping one's wits about one, simple past and past participle kept one's wits about one)
present singular third person keeps one's wits about one · participle present keeping one's wits about one · participle past kept one's wits about one · past kept one's wits about one
- alternativeAlternative form of have one's wits about one.
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keep one's wits about one. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20one's%20wits%20about%20one
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“keep one's wits about one.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20one's%20wits%20about%20one. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keep one's wits about one,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20one's%20wits%20about%20one.
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