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   gather

   /ˈɡaðə/

   verb

   • 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.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGATHER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   GATHER definition: 1. to collect several things, often from different places or people: 2. to put your arms around….

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMeaning of gather in English - Cambridge Dictionary

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   GATHER meaning: 1. to collect several things, often from different places or people: 2. to put your arms around….

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of a rolling stone (gathers no moss) in English

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   A ROLLING STONE (GATHERS NO MOSS) definition: 1. said to mean that a person who is always travelling and changing jobs has the advantage of….

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › es › diccionarioGATHER | traducir al español - Cambridge Dictionary

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   traducir GATHER: recoger, reunirse, deducir, juntarse, reunirse, recoger, recolectar, recopilar, deducir, aumentar….

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGATHERED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   GATHERED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of gather 2. to collect several things, often from different….

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of gather – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   GATHER definition: 1. to join other people somewhere to make a group, or to bring people together into a group: 2. to….

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of gather speed, strength, momentum, etc. in English

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   GATHER SPEED, STRENGTH, MOMENTUM, ETC. definition: 1. to become faster, stronger, etc.: 2. to become faster, stronger, etc.: .

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › ja › dictionaryGATHER | 意味, Cambridge 英語辞書での定義

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   GATHER 意味, 定義, GATHER は何か: 1. to collect several things, often from different places or people: 2. to put your arms around….

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › gatherGATHER - 37 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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    GATHER - Synonyms, related words and examples | Cambridge English Thesaurus

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHUNTER-GATHERER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    HUNTER-GATHERER definition: 1. a member of a society that lives by hunting and collecting wild food, rather than by farming 2….