gather (ˈɡæðə
)
Definitions
verb
- to assemble or cause to assemble
- to collect or be collected gradually; muster
- (tr) to learn from information given; conclude or assume
- (tr) to pick or harvest (flowers, fruit, etc)
- (tr; foll by to or into) to clasp or embrace ⇒
the mother gathered the child into her arms
- (tr) to bring close (to) or wrap (around) ⇒
she gathered her shawl about her shoulders
- to increase or cause to increase gradually, as in force, speed, intensity, etc
- to contract (the brow) or (of the brow) to become contracted into wrinkles; knit
- (tr) to assemble (sections of a book) in the correct sequence for binding
- (tr) to collect by making a selection
- (tr) to prepare or make ready ⇒
to gather one's wits
- to draw (material) into a series of small tucks or folds by passing a thread through it and then pulling it tight
- (intr) (of a boil or other sore) to come to a head; form pus
noun
- the act of gathering
- the amount gathered
- a small fold in material, as made by a tightly pulled stitch; tuck
- printing an informal name for section (sense 17)
Alternative Forms
ˈgatherable adjective ˈgatherer nounWord Origin
Old English gadrian; related to Old Frisian gaderia, Middle Low German gaderenSynonyms
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congregate,
assemble,
get together,
collect,
group,
meet,
mass,
rally,
flock,
come together,
muster,
convene,
converge,
rendezvous,
foregather,
=
collect,
assemble,
accumulate,
round up,
mass,
heap,
marshal,
bring together,
muster,
pile up,
garner,
amass,
stockpile,
hoard,
stack up
=
build up,
rise,
increase,
grow,
develop,
expand,
swell,
intensify,
wax,
heighten,
deepen,
enlarge,
thicken,
Translations
- British English:
gather
When people gather somewhere, or if someone gathers them there, they come together in a group.We gathered around the fireplace and talked. The man signalled for me to gather the children.ˈɡæðə VERB We gathered around the fireplace and talked. The man signalled for me to gather the children.
- Spanish:
congregar
v
- French:
rassembler
v
- German:
versammeln
v
- Chinese: 聚集 vt
- Arabic: يَجْتَمِعُ v
- Portuguese: juntar vt
- Russian: собирать vt
- Croatian: skupiti v
- Czech: nashromáždit (se) vt shromáždit (se)
- Danish: samle v
- Dutch: verzamelen vt
- Finnish: kerätä yhteen v
- Greek: συγκεντρώνω v
- Italian: raccogliere v
- Japanese: 集める v
- Korean: ...을 (끌어) 모으다 vt
- Norwegian: samle v
- Polish: zebrać vt zbierać
- Brazilian Portuguese: juntar vt
- European Spanish:
congregarse
v
- Swedish: samla vt
- Thai: จัดรวม vt
- Turkish: toplanmak vt
- Vietnamese: tập hợp v
Usage examples
Impatiently, she pushed the chair back from the desk and paced the room, trying to gather her thoughts.
, THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)On Monday morning, the girls all gather around the water cooler to chat.
Maxim (2004)What I did gather was that they seem to think that the pricing model isn't an issue for developers.
Irish Times (2002)The original and legitimate purpose was to gather data for network troubleshooting.
Glasgow Herald (2002)Nor would the Count hire other men, preferring to let his gold gather cobwebs.
, The Grail Quest (3) HERETIC (2004)