gather yourself (together)

gather yourself (together)
gather yourself (together) mainly literary phrase
to calm yourself, usually so that you can do something you must do
Thesaurus: to be, or to become calm and stop worryingsynonym
Main entry: gather

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • gather — gath|er1 [ gæðər ] verb *** ▸ 1 come together ▸ 2 search for and find ▸ 3 increase ▸ 4 bring things together ▸ 5 believe when not told ▸ 6 when clouds appear ▸ 7 make many folds in cloth ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive if people… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • gather — I UK [ˈɡæðə(r)] / US [ˈɡæðər] verb Word forms gather : present tense I/you/we/they gather he/she/it gathers present participle gathering past tense gathered past participle gathered *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] if people gather, or if someone …   English dictionary

  • gather — gath|er1 W2S2 [ˈgæðə US ər] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(come together)¦ 2¦(know/think)¦ 3¦(collect)¦ 4 gather speed/force/momentum etc 5 gather dust 6¦(cloth)¦ 7 gather yourself/your strength/your thoughts 8¦(clouds/darkness)¦ 9 gather somebody to you/gather… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • gather — 1 verb 1 COME TOGETHER (I) to come together and form a group: On Fridays the men gather together at the mosque. | Tens of thousands of people had gathered outside the US embassy. | gather around/round: I d like everyone to gather round so I can… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • gather — [[t]gæ̱ðə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ gathers, gathering, gathered 1) V ERG If people gather somewhere, they come together in a group. [V prep/adv] In the evenings, we gathered around the fireplace and talked... [V n with together] The man signalled for me to… …   English dictionary

  • pull together — verb assemble or get together (Freq. 1) gather some stones pull your thoughts together • Syn: ↑gather, ↑garner, ↑collect • Ant: ↑spread ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • get together — I noun a small informal social gathering there was an informal meeting in my living room • Syn: ↑meeting • Derivationally related forms: ↑meet (for: ↑meeting) …   Useful english dictionary

  • pull oneself together — {v. phr.} To become calm after being excited or disturbed; recover self command; control yourself. * /It had been a disturbing moment, but he was able to pull himself together./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pull oneself together — {v. phr.} To become calm after being excited or disturbed; recover self command; control yourself. * /It had been a disturbing moment, but he was able to pull himself together./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get — /get/ verb past tense got, past participle got especially BrE gotten especially AmE present participle getting RECEIVE/OBTAIN 1 RECEIVE (transitive not in passive) to be given or receive something: Sharon always seems to get loads of mail. | Why… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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