"get ahold of oneself" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gets ahold of oneself [present, singular, third-person], getting ahold of oneself [participle, present], got ahold of oneself [past], got ahold of oneself [UK, participle, past], gotten ahold of oneself [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> ahold of oneself}} get ahold of oneself (third-person singular simple present gets ahold of oneself, present participle getting ahold of oneself, simple past got ahold of oneself, past participle (UK) got ahold of oneself or (US) gotten ahold of oneself)
  1. To calm down; to stop behaving in an erratic way. Synonyms: get a grip of oneself Related terms: get ahold of, get ahead of oneself Translations (to calm down): rauhoittua (Finnish), me recolligo (Latin)
    Sense id: en-get_ahold_of_oneself-en-verb-FBnKi7QW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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