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   gather

   /ˈɡaðə/

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   • 1. come together; assemble or accumulate: "as soon as a crowd gathered, the police came" Similar congregateconveneassemblemeetcollectcome/get togethermusterrallyconvergecluster togethercrowdmassflock togetherrare:foregatherOpposite scatter
   • 2. bring together and take in from scattered places or sources: "information that we have gathered about people" Similar collectget togetherput togetheraccumulateamassassemblegarnerstorestockpileheap uppile upstack uphoardput byput awaylay bylay inset asideinformal:stash awaysquirrel away
   • ▪ pick something up: "I gathered up the prescription and went to the door"
   • ▪ harvest grain or other crops: "the harvest of wheat and barley had been gathered in" Similar collectget togetherput togetheraccumulateamassassemblegarnerstorestockpileheap uppile upstack uphoardput byput awaylay bylay inset asideinformal:stash awaysquirrel away
   • ▪ collect plants, fruits, etc., for food: "the Bushmen live by hunting and gathering" Similar harvestcollectreappickpluckgarnercropglean
   • ▪ pull (someone) into one's arms: "she gathered the child in her arms" Similar claspclutchtakepullembraceenfoldholdhugcuddlesqueezeliterary:embosomarchaic:strain
   • 3. increase in (speed, force, etc.): "the destroyer gathered speed"
   • 4. infer; understand: "I gathered that they were old friends" Similar understandbe given to understandbelievebe led to believethinkconcludecome to the conclusiondeduceinferdraw the inferenceassumesurmisefancytake ithearhear tellbe informednoticeseelearndiscover
   • 5. summon up (a mental or physical attribute) for a purpose: "she lay gathering her thoughts together" Similar summonsummon upcall togetherbring togetherassembleconvenerallyround upcollectmustermarshalorganizeformal:convokeOpposite disperse
   • ▪ gain or recover (one's breath): "she paused to gather her breath and leaned against the wall puffing"
   • 6. draw and hold together (fabric or a part of a garment) by running thread through it: "the front is gathered at the waist" Similar pleatshirrpuckertuckfoldcorrugaterufflecrimpcreasescrunch up

   noun

   • 1. a part of a garment that is gathered.

   Word Origin Old Englishgaderian, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch gaderen, also to together.

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   • Although the words assemble and gather have much in common, assemble implies an ordered union or organization of persons or things often for a defi...
   • The words collect and gather can be used in similar contexts, but collect often implies careful selection or orderly arrangement. // collected book...
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   • COLLECTIVE NOUN - COMMENCE FIRING - COMMIT ADULTERY - GATHER TOGETHER - LOOK EVERYWHERE - SCRAPE TOGETHER - TURN UPSIDE DOWN - WALKING PHALLUS 16 letter words SEARCH HIGH HEAVEN 20 letter words LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED Definition of rake gather with a rake; "rake leaves" level or smooth with a rake; "rake gravel"

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   • Gather, gatherer, or gathering may refer to: Hunter-gatherer, a person or a society whose subsistence depends on hunting and gathering of wild foods Intensive gathering, the practice of cultivating wild plants as a step toward domestication

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   • Some common synonyms of gather are assemble, collect, and congregate. While all these words mean "to come or bring together into a group, mass, or unit," gather is the most general term for bringing or coming together from a spread-out or scattered state.

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   • Synonyms of gathering (Entry 1 of 3) 1 a body of people come together in one place the President spoke before the gathering of student leaders Synonyms for gathering assemblage, assembly, conference, congregation, convocation, ingathering, meeting, muster Words Related to gathering company, consort, coterie, gang, pack caucus, forum, market, panel,

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