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get ahold of oneself

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
get a-hold of one-self
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To calm down; to stop behaving in an erratic way.

Inflected Forms

gets ahold of oneself (present, singular) getting ahold of oneself (participle, present) got ahold of oneself (past) got ahold of oneself (UK, participle) gotten ahold of oneself (US, participle)

Phrases

get ahold of get ahead of oneself

Frequently Paired Words

get ahold of get ahead of oneself

Synonyms

get a grip of oneself

Questions

What does get ahold of oneself mean?
To calm down; to stop behaving in an erratic way.

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