hold oneself together in English

Forms: holds oneself together [present, singular, third-person], holding oneself together [participle, present], held oneself together [participle, past], held oneself together [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|hold<,,held> oneself together}} hold oneself together (third-person singular simple present holds oneself together, present participle holding oneself together, simple past and past participle held oneself together)

Inflected forms

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        "To maintain one's emotional composure; to keep it together."
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    },
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"hold oneself together" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms