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gather
[ gath-er ]
verb (used with object)
- to bring together into one group, collection, or place:
to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms: ,
- to bring together or assemble from various places, sources, or people; collect gradually:
The college is gathering a faculty from all over the country.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to serve as a center of attention for; attract:
A good football game always gathers a crowd.
- to pick or harvest (any crop or natural yield) from its place of growth or formation:
to gather fruit; to gather flowers.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- to pick up piece by piece:
Gather your toys from the floor.
- to pick or scoop up:
She gathered the crying child in her arms.
- to collect (as taxes, dues, money owed, etc.).
- to accumulate; increase:
The storm gathers force.
The car gathered speed.
- to take by selection from among other things; sort out; cull.
- to assemble or collect (one's energies or oneself ) as for an effort (often followed by up ):
He gathered up his strength for the hard job.
I gather that he is the real leader.
Synonyms: ,
- to wrap or draw around or close:
He gathered his scarf around his neck.
- to contract (the brow) into wrinkles.
- to draw (cloth) up on a thread in fine folds or puckers by means of even stitches.
- Bookbinding. to assemble (the printed sections of a book) in proper sequence for binding.
- Nautical. to gain (way) from a dead stop or extremely slow speed.
- Metalworking. to increase the sectional area of (stock) by any of various operations.
- Glassmaking. to accumulate or collect (molten glass) at the end of a tube for blowing, shaping, etc.
verb (used without object)
- to come together around a central point; assemble:
Let's gather round the fire and sing.
Antonyms: ,
- to collect or accumulate:
Clouds were gathering in the northeast.
Synonyms:
- to grow, as by accretion; increase.
- to become contracted into wrinkles, folds, creases, etc., as the brow or as cloth.
- to come to a head, as a sore in suppurating.
noun
- a drawing together; contraction.
- Often gathers. a fold or pucker, as in gathered cloth.
- an act or instance of gathering.
- an amount or number gathered, as during a harvest.
- Glassmaking. a mass of molten glass attached to the end of a punty.
gather
/ ˈɡæðə /
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
Derived Forms
- ˈٳ, noun
- ˈٳ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ٳ··· adjective
- ٳ·· noun
- ·ٳ· verb (used without object)
- ·ٳ· verb
- ܲ·ٳ· adjective
- ɱ-ٳ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of gather1
Idioms and Phrases
More idioms and phrases containing gather
see rolling stone gathers no moss .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"Some people wanted to gather in front of my house; my private address was there."
That home was the site of a “Vigil for Justice,” where pet owners and community and animal groups gathered for what was advertised on social media as a peaceful protest.
He was standing outside the store when 10 unidentified agents in masks aggressively swarmed the day laborers gathered there and began to ask if they had papers and identifications.
Declan Rice captured the mood and flagged up the danger signals in his final message as Arsenal gathered in a huddle before they faced the formidable challenge of Paris St-Germain.
We gather now to let her be real.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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