Gather (Verb)
Meaning 1
Get people together; "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 2
Collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 3
Collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The entire family will gather at Grandma's house for dinner tonight.
- She had to gather her courage before speaking in front of everyone.
- Let's gather around the campfire to make s'mores.
- Please gather your belongings and exit the building immediately.
- Can you gather everyone in the conference room for the meeting?
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Meaning 4
Draw and bring closer; "she gathered her shawl around her shoulders".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Meaning 5
Look for (food) in nature; "Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 6
Draw together into folds or puckers.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Her skin began to gather at the corners of her eyes as she aged.
- The delicate fabric would gather at the seams if not handled carefully.
- The curtains began to gather at the top as the weight of the fabric pulled on the thin rod.
- The sleeve on her old sweater had begun to gather at the shoulder due to wear and tear.
- As she smiled the skin around her mouth started to gather into deep creases.
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Meaning 7
Increase or develop; "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 8
Assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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- Rally
- Marshal
- Glean
- Come Up
- Mobilise
- Harvest
- Pluck
- Stack Up
- Heap Up
- Summon
- Scavenge
- Muster Up
- Cull
- Bird-nest
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Meaning 9
Conclude from evidence; "I gather you have not done your homework".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.