collect one's wits in English

Forms: collects one's wits [present, singular, third-person], collecting one's wits [participle, present], collected one's wits [participle, past], collected one's wits [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} collect one's wits (third-person singular simple present collects one's wits, present participle collecting one's wits, simple past and past participle collected one's wits)

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"collect one's wits" meaning in English

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