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- DictionaryGath·er/ˈɡaT͟Hər/
verb
- 1. come together; assemble or accumulate: "a crowd gathered in the square" Similar congregateconveneassemblemeetcollectcome/get togethermusterrallyconvergecluster togethercrowdmassflock togetherrare:foregatherOpposite scatter
- 2. bring together and take in from scattered places or sources: "we have gathered the information" Similar collectget togetherput togetheraccumulateamassassemblegarnerstorestockpileheap uppile upstack uphoardput byput awaylay bylay inset asideinformal:stash awaysquirrel away
- ▪ pick up from the ground or a surface: "they gathered up the dirty plates and cups"
- ▪ collect (grain or other crops) as a harvest: "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
- ▪ draw together or toward oneself: "she gathered the child in her arms" Similar claspclutchtakepullembraceenfoldholdhugcuddlesqueezeliterary:embosomarchaic:strain
- 3. develop a higher degree of: "the green movement is gathering pace"
- 4. infer; understand: "her clients were, I gathered, a prosperous group" Similar understandbe given to understandbelievebe led to believethinkconcludecome to the conclusiondeduceinferdraw the inferenceassumesurmisefancytake ithearhear tellbe informednoticeseelearndiscover
- 5. summon up (a mental or physical attribute such as one's thoughts or strength) for a purpose: "he lay gathering his thoughts together" Similar summonsummon upcall togetherbring togetherassembleconvenerallyround upcollectmustermarshalorganizeformal:convokeOpposite disperse
- 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 or drawn in.
Word Origin Old Englishgaderian, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch gaderen, also to together.
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