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gather

gat·her

UK/ˈɡæðə/ US/ˈɡaðə/ common
verb (7) noun (2)

verb

1.

assemble or get together

  • “gather some stones”
  • “pull your thoughts together”
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2.

collect in one place

  • “We assembled in the church basement”
  • “Let”
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3.

collect or gather

  • “Journals are accumulating in my office”
  • “The work keeps piling up”
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4.

conclude from evidence

  • “I gather you have not done your homework”
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6.

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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7.

look for (food) in nature

  • “Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall”

noun

1.

sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching

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2.

the act of gathering something

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Origin

From Middle English gaderen, from Old English gaderian (“to gather, assemble”), from Proto-West Germanic *gadurōn (“to bring together, unite, gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, assemble, keep”).

Phrases

  • a closed mouth gathers no feet
  • be gathered to one's fathers
  • chip and gather
  • gather dust
  • gather oneself
  • gathering board
  • gathering coal
  • gathering hoop
  • gathering iron

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