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- Dictionarygather/ˈɡaðə/
verb
- 1. come together; assemble or accumulate: "as soon as a crowd gathered, the police came" Similar Opposite
- 2. bring together and take in from scattered places or sources: "information that we have gathered about people" Similar
noun
- 1. a part of a garment that is gathered.
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GATHER definition: 1. to collect several things, often from different places or people: 2. to put your arms around…. Learn more.
gather, collect, assemble, congregate 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. a crowd quickly gathered. collect often implies careful selection or orderly arrangement. collected books on gardening.
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: hoard, garner, amass, accumulate. to serve as a center of attention for; attract: A good football game always gathers a crowd.
Gather is a verb with many related meanings, most involving drawing together or assembling something. You may gather your socks into the laundry bag, or you may gather your thoughts by making a list. Gather often is used to describe bringing people together for some purpose, like the students who gather in the hallway awaiting an announcement.
When you gather something such as your strength, courage, or thoughts, you make an effort to prepare yourself to do something. You must gather your strength for the journey. [VERB noun] Synonyms: muster, collect, assemble, summon More Synonyms of gather. Gather up means the same as gather.
Definition of gather verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a. To collect from different places; assemble: gather the pieces of a puzzle; gather information. b. To cause to come together; convene: The teacher gathered the students around the exhibit. c. To draw (something or someone) closer to oneself: gathered the shawl about my shoulders; gathered the child in her arms. d.
To draw (something or someone) closer to oneself. Gathered the shawl about my shoulders; gathered the child in her arms. American Heritage. Similar definitions. To become wrinkled. Webster's New World. More Verb Definitions (17) Synonyms: find. deduce. infer. understand.
to collect several things together, often from different places or people: They interviewed 1000 people to gather data on TV viewing habits. She gathered her things together and left. gather verb (THINK) to think something is true because you have heard or seen information about it: From what I can gather, they haven't sold their house yet.
gather expresses the general idea usually with no implication of arrangement: to gather seashells. assemble is used of objects or facts brought together preparatory to arranging them: to assemble data for a report. collect implies purposeful accumulation to form an ordered whole: to collect evidence. muster, primarily a military term, suggests ...
