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gather English

Meaning gather meaning

What does gather mean?
Definitions in simple English

gather Verb

— If people or things gather, they come together. A crowd of several hundred gathered outside the police station. We gathered thousands of signatures to end the war. The amount of data that scientists are gathering on the brain is similarly increasing every year. I gathered my courage, walked into the room, and closed the door behind me. Let us read for ourselves all the information that they gathered. — If you gather something, you've heard or read it, or you have reason to believe it, but you don't know. This trip was a kept secret, I gather , until yesterday. I gather that he does not entirely trust her. I gather you're currently writing a book. — If something gathers speed, it continues to get faster. The train pulled ahead , gathering speed as it moved away. — If something is gathering dust, it is not being used. Remember that wheelchair? It was gathering dust in the garage.

gather

— verb assemble or get together gather some stones pull your thoughts together — verb (= assemble) collect in one place We assembled in the church basement Let's gather in the dining room — verb (= accumulate, pile up) collect or gather Journals are accumulating in my office The work keeps piling up — verb conclude from evidence I gather you have not done your homework — verb (= pucker) draw together into folds or puckers — verb draw and bring closer she gathered her shawl around her shoulders — verb look for (food) in nature Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall — noun sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching — noun (= gathering) the act of gathering something — verb (= gain) increase or develop the peace movement gained momentum the car gathers speed — verb (= assemble, get together) get people together assemble your colleagues get together all those who are interested in the project gather the close family members

Synonyms gather synonyms

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gather English » English

collect assemble pick up accumulate congregate meet pick come together muster amass gathering swarm pluck get together convene gather together bring together harvest throng pile up infer garner crowd rally flock raise group glean cluster aggregate put together heap concentrate compile assembly take store pile hoard heap up forgather deduce conclude combine save pucker mobilize mass join induce

Topics gather topics

What do people use gather to talk about?
Physical actions Arrange

Gather
States Quality Shape Bend

Fold
Universe, creation Sky Weather

Wind
Universe, creation Sky Weather

Cloud
Social behavior Social activity

Come together, form a group
Social behavior Social activity Come together, form a group

Invite
Daily life Fire

Fuel
Work and occupation Agriculture Harvest

Gather wild plants
Physical actions Arrange

Multiple things moving
States Quantity More

Increase
Social behavior Conflict War Military organization

Spy
Daily life Food Food preparation

Steps in food preparation
Work and occupation Agriculture

Harvest
Work and occupation Animal husbandry

Poultry raising

Conjugation gather conjugation

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gather · verb

Examples gather examples

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Simple sentences

As soon as you gather enough wisdom, you are too old to be able to make use of it.
You must gather further information.
We gather here once a week.
We have to gather information.
The divers can gather pearls with no danger.
The captain ordered his men to gather at once.
The workers like to gather in a pub where they can let their hair down.
Can you gather all of the papers together?
The neighborhood has been gentrified. Now it's teeming with pretend hipsters slurping skinny lattes at Starbucks. They gather round coffee and free Wi-Fi like bees round a honeypot.
I'd like you to help me gather some firewood.
You must gather your party before venturing forth.
On Mid-Autumn Day, families gather, eat moon cake together, and watch the moon.
Fame is the sum of all misunderstandings that gather around a name.
We gather together every Friday.
Gather roses while you may.
Gather the papers and bring them here.
I gather that they'll agree with us.
The tears began to gather in her eyes.
People gather around here when it gets dark.
It was his job to gather eggs.

Movie subtitles

We must gather fuel and return here fast.
And it came to pass that the Nephites did gather together a great number of men, even to exceed the number of 30,000.
It's a tank to gather the rainwater.
At the same time as the ceremony at the town hall. the townspeople gather for a torchlight procession. in honour of the president.
The Baron von Chanterelle does not wish for his lineage to die out and therefore invites all of the region's maidens to gather in the marketplace so that his nephew, the sole heir, may choose a fitting maiden to take as his wife.
Must've been terrible if they had time to gather the harvest.
Gather round, boys.
Gather some leaves and grass.
Newly wedded men gather.
The women gather at the house of the deceased.
GATHER THE FORCES!
Even I was able to gather that much.
Well, we stand a first-rate chance of having him withdraw his financial support. Now, did you gather that?
And we shall gather, and.
Gather your troops, and return to HQ immediately.
I'm sure I'll gather enough evidence in no time.
Before the sunset, gather here all the driven-away cattle!..
We gotta gather 'em up and shove 'em along.
Quick. Gather some leaves and grass.
Gather the forces!
So I gather.
Why, almost a week, I gather.
This vision was so vivid and so moving that I determined to gather together all things of beauty and culture that I could and preserve them here against the doom toward which the world is rushing.
Gather around, everybody.
I gather you're engaged in the vegetable business.
Here on Walpurgis Night, which is the equivalent of our own Halloween, the creatures of evil gather to worship their master.
I'm a little scared. Even I, who see ghosts, gathered up strength. As for you, gather up your courage.
Yes, but I gather his wife's no ray of sunshine, eh, Ken?
From what I gather, he spent his prison days studying some ancient documents.
I want you to gather all the evidence.
I gather he thinks pretty highly of you, son.
Mists gather here, and sea fog, and eerie stories.
So was Meredith, from what I can gather.
And from what I gather, a man with a somewhat unsavory reputation.
Gather up four or five tough kids for tonight.

News and current affairs

That discontent will likely gather momentum as elections near, which may be enough to stop the federal authorities from meeting their strategic goal of winning an unchallengeable majority of seats in the new Duma.
MONROVIA, LIBERIA - This week, the 27 members of the High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda gather in Monrovia, Liberia, to advise United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
If those who gather in Moscow on May 9 do anything to validate Soviet war crimes, they will show themselves insensitive to the silent cries of WWII's tens of millions of dead innocents.
But as the storm clouds gather in the coming year, the political coalition that put Bush in power will stifle progress in undoing the fiscal mess.
Under the terms of the UN treaty on climate change, the signatories - virtually the whole world - are to gather each year to discuss the treaty's implementation.
In Accra, a trendy street club named Strawberries is well known as a hangout for gays, and there are a few prominent, if still discreet, clubs where homosexual men and women gather.
In August, political leaders from the entire world will gather in Johannesburg for the World Summit on Sustainable Development.
Indeed, it is widely believed that President Jiang and his confidante Zeng Qinghong obsessively gather politically embarrassing evidence against corrupt officials in order to blackmail these officials into subservience.
After all, popular protests have failed to gather steam; Bashar al-Assad's regime has held firm in Syria; and Egypt, with neither a constitution nor a parliament, has apparently veered from democracy, if not descended into chaos.
On October 29, leaders of the European Union will gather in Rome to sign the Union's new Constitutional Treaty.
As the world's richest nations gather in Canada for the annual G-7 jamboree, their leaders should ask if the US and Europe face a similar fate.
On December 10th, women from around the world will gather at the European Parliament to fight against Female Genital Mutilation.
Recent methodological advances have enabled us to assess better what contributes to citizens' sense of well-being, and to gather the data needed to make such assessments on a regular basis.
When the NATO Allies gather in Istanbul, much of the talk will concern the divisions between America and Europe over Iraq.
Most Western journalists fight back when governments threaten their ability to gather the information they need.
Alas, many journalists seem far more willing to fight over their right to gather news than to battle for their right to publish and broadcast the results of their reporting freely.
While this is currently an unlikely outcome, as the anti-dam protests gather strength, China's leaders may realize that if they do not move quickly, they risk being swept away.
That is what worries libertarians - and anyone else who is concerned about the expansion of online efforts to gather information about individuals.
PARIS - Eurozone monetary officials are expected to make history when they gather for the European Central Bank's next policy-setting meeting on January 22.
In September, when world leaders gather in New York, they need to focus on the smartest ways to boost global prosperity.
So world leaders are set to gather at the United Nations to undertake a comprehensive review, with the aim of agreeing on a roadmap and a plan of action to get to the MDG finishing line on schedule.
As representatives from 196 countries prepare to gather in Paris at the end of the year to craft an agreement to tackle global warming, it is becoming clear that we need a similar project.
By contrast, females survived best by bonding with others and building community, since such groups were needed to gather roots, nuts, and berries, while caring for small children.

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