gather one's thoughts in English

Forms: gathers one's thoughts [present, singular, third-person], gathering one's thoughts [participle, present], gathered one's thoughts [participle, past], gathered one's thoughts [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} gather one's thoughts (third-person singular simple present gathers one's thoughts, present participle gathering one's thoughts, simple past and past participle gathered one's thoughts)

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"gather one's thoughts" meaning in English

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