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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.
1. : to bring together : collect. tried to gather a crowd. gathered firewood. 2. a. : pick, harvest. gather flowers. b. : to pick up or amass as if by harvesting. gathering ideas for the project. c. : to scoop up or take up from a resting place. gathered the child up in his arms. 3. : to serve as an attraction for : accumulate.
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.
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.
Definition of gather verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
GATHER definition: 1. to join other people somewhere to make a group, or to bring people together into a group: 2. to…. Learn more.
Definition of 'gather' gather. (gæðər ) Word forms: gathers, gathering, gathered. 1. transitive verb/intransitive verb. If people gather somewhere, or if someone gathers people somewhere, they come together in a group. In the evenings, we gathered around the fireplace and talked.
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.
