Gather - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈɡæðər|  American pronunciation of the word gather
Brit.  |ˈɡæðə|  British pronunciation of the word gather

noun

- sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching (syn: gathering)
- the act of gathering something (syn: gathering)

verb

- assemble or get together (syn: collect, garner, pull together)
gather some stones
- collect in one place (syn: assemble, foregather, forgather, meet)
Let's gather in the dining room
- collect or gather (syn: accumulate, amass, conglomerate, cumulate, pile up)
- conclude from evidence
I gather you have not done your homework
- draw together into folds or puckers (syn: pucker, tuck)
- get people together (syn: assemble, get together)
gather the close family members
- draw and bring closer
she gathered her shawl around her shoulders
- look for (food) in nature
Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall
- increase or develop (syn: gain)
the car gathers speed

Extra examples

Give me just a minute to gather my things and then we can leave.

The coach gathered her players together.

She gathered her hair into a ponytail.

The child was gathering flowers to give to his mother.

The police are continuing to gather evidence relating to the crime.

Volunteers have been gathering contributions for the new library.

A crowd began to gather on the sidewalk.

The players gathered together to hear the coach's game plan.

The bicyclists gathered speed as they went downhill.

They gathered around the speaker.

I could gather nothing from his statement.

A crowd gathered to watch the fight.

Thousands of people gathered outside the embassy.

Gather round, everyone, so that you can see the screen.

During the air raids, we gathered the children around us and sang songs.

Phrasal verbs

gather up  — take and lift upward

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: gather
he/she/it: gathers
present participle: gathering
past tense: gathered
past participle: gathered
noun
singular: gather
plural: gathers
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