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collect one's wits en · VERB

Meanings

  1. Synonym of collect one's thoughts.
    • "He is coming to," remarked a voice very near Tommy's ear. He recognized it at once for that of the bearded and efficient German, and lay artistically inert. He felt that it would be a pity to come round too soon; and until the pain in his head became a little less acute, he felt quite incapable of collecting his wits. 1922, Agatha Christie, “Chapter 16”, in The Secret Adversary:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
collecting one's wits Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
collects one's wits Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
collected one's wits Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
collected one's wits Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

collect one's thoughts