to gather one's thoughts

  • 1gather — vb 1 Gather, collect, assemble, congregate mean to come or to bring together so as to form a group, a mass, or a unit. The same distinctions in applications and in implications characterize their derivative nouns gathering, collection, assemblage …

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  • 2gather — verb 1) we gathered in the hotel lobby Syn: congregate, assemble, meet, collect, come/get together, convene, muster, rally, converge; cluster together, crowd, mass, flock together Ant: scatter …

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  • 3collect one's thoughts — verb To become mentally composed, especially after being distressed, surprised, or disoriented; to become calm or organized in ones emotional state or thinking, as in preparation for a conversation, speech, decision, etc …

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  • 4gather — v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. bring or come together; assemble, accumulate. 2 tr. (usu. foll. by up) a bring together from scattered places or sources. b take up together from the ground, a surface, etc. c draw into a smaller compass. 3 tr. acquire by …

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  • 5One Big Happy Family — Genre Reality television Starring The Coles family Country of origin United States Language(s) English No. of seasons 2 …

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  • 6gather — 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… …

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  • 7List of One Piece episodes — Box art of the first uncut English DVD released by Funimation Entertainment One Piece is an anime series adapted from the manga of the same title written by Eiichiro Oda. Produced by Toei Animation, and directed by Konosuke Uda, Munehisa Sakai… …

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  • 8The Power of One — infobox Book | name = The Power of One image caption = author = Bryce Courtney country = Australia/South Africa language = English genre = Bildungsroman, Historical novel publisher = William Heinemann (UK) (Random House (Marclar Productions)… …

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  • 9thought — n. reflection 1) to entertain, harbor, have; relish a thought (to harbor thoughts of revenge) 2) to express, present a thought 3) to gather; sum up one s thoughts 4) an evil; fleeting, passing; happy; intriguing; refreshing; sober, sobering;… …

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  • 10concentrate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. distill, condense, consolidate; intensify, fix, aim, focus; converge, center, localize; collect, assemble, gather. See assemblage, convergence. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To bring or come together] Syn.… …

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