"collect oneself" meaning in English

See collect oneself in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: collects oneself [present, singular, third-person], collecting oneself [participle, present], collected oneself [participle, past], collected oneself [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} collect oneself (third-person singular simple present collects oneself, present participle collecting oneself, simple past and past participle collected oneself)
  1. To recover from surprise, embarrassment, or fear; to regain self-control.
    Sense id: en-collect_oneself-en-verb-QH3zl7dB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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