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gather
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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgæðər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgæðɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gaᵺ′ər)
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026gath•er /ˈgæðɚ/USA pronunciation
v.
- to bring or come together into one group, collection, or place;
collect;
accumulate: [~ + object]to gather firewood.[no object]A crowd gathered.
- Agriculture to pick or harvest from a place of growth:[~ + object]to gather vegetables from the garden.
- to pick up piece by piece:[~ + object]Gather your toys from the floor.
- to scoop up:[~ + object]She gathered the crying child in her arms.
- to increase:[~ + object]The car quickly gathered speed.
- to assemble or collect, as for an effort: [~ + object]I gathered my energy for one last try.[~ + oneself + up]He gathered himself up for the effort.[~ + up + object]She gathered up her courage.
- to learn or conclude from observation;
infer;
deduce;
understand: [~ + (that) clause]I gather that she is the real leader.[~ + object]He's rich? Yes, I gathered that.
- to wrap around or bring close to:[~ + object]He gathered his scarf around his neck.
- to pull (cloth) along a thread in fine folds or puckers by means of even stitches:[~ + object]She gathered the hem of the dress.
n. [countable]
- a drawing together;
contraction.
- TextilesOften, gathers. [plural] a fold, pleat, or pucker, as in cloth.
gath•er•er, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026gath•er
(gaᵺ′ər),USA pronunciation v.t.
- to bring together into one group, collection, or place:to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
- to bring together or assemble from various places, sources, or people;
collect gradually:The college is gathering a faculty from all over the country.
- to serve as a center of attention for;
attract:A good football game always gathers a crowd.
- Agricultureto pick or harvest (any crop or natural yield) from its place of growth or formation:to gather fruit; to gather flowers.
- to pick up piece by piece:Gather your toys from the floor.
- to pick or scoop up:She gathered the crying child in her arms.
- to collect (as taxes, dues, money owed, etc.).
- to accumulate;
increase:The storm gathers force. The car gathered speed.
- to take by selection from among other things;
sort out;
cull.
- to assemble or collect (one's energies or oneself ) as for an effort (often fol. by up):He gathered up his strength for the hard job.
- to learn or conclude from observation;
infer;
deduce:I gather that he is the real leader.
- to wrap or draw around or close:He gathered his scarf around his neck.
- to contract (the brow) into wrinkles.
- to draw (cloth) up on a thread in fine folds or puckers by means of even stitches.
- Printing[Bookbinding.]to assemble (the printed sections of a book) in proper sequence for binding.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto gain (way) from a dead stop or extremely slow speed.
- Metallurgyto increase the sectional area of (stock) by any of various operations.
- Ceramics[Glassmaking.]to accumulate or collect (molten glass) at the end of a tube for blowing, shaping, etc.
v.i. - to come together around a central point;
assemble:Let's gather round the fire and sing.
- to collect or accumulate:Clouds were gathering in the northeast.
- to grow, as by accretion;
increase.
- Textilesto become contracted into wrinkles, folds, creases, etc., as the brow or as cloth.
- to come to a head, as a sore in suppurating.
- Idioms be gathered to one's fathers, to die.
n. - a drawing together;
contraction.
- TextilesOften, gathers. a fold or pucker, as in gathered cloth.
- an act or instance of gathering.
- an amount or number gathered, as during a harvest.
- [Glassmaking.]a mass of molten glass attached to the end of a punty.
- bef. 900; Middle English gaderen, Old English gaderian, derivative of geador together, akin to gæd fellowship; compare together, good
1. 2. accumulate, amass, garner, hoard. Gather, assemble, collect, muster, marshal imply bringing or drawing together. 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 thoroughness in the process of collection:to muster all one's resources.Marshal, another term primarily military, suggests rigorously ordered, purposeful arrangement:to marshal facts for effective presentation. 4. pluck, crop, reap, glean, garner. 11. assume, understand. 20. accrete.
1. 19. separate, disperse.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gather /ˈɡæðə/ vb - to assemble or cause to assemble
- to collect or be collected gradually; muster
- (transitive) to learn from information given; conclude or assume
- (transitive) to pick or harvest (flowers, fruit, etc)
- (transitive; followed by to or into) to clasp or embrace: the mother gathered the child into her arms
- (transitive) to bring close (to) or wrap (around): she gathered her shawl about her shoulders
- to increase or cause to increase gradually, as in force, speed, intensity, etc
- to contract (the brow) or (of the brow) to become contracted into wrinkles; knit
- (transitive) to assemble (sections of a book) in the correct sequence for binding
- (transitive) to collect by making a selection
- (transitive) to prepare or make ready: to gather one's wits
- to draw (material) into a series of small tucks or folds by passing a thread through it and then pulling it tight
- (intransitive) (of a boil or other sore) to come to a head; form pus
n - the act of gathering
- the amount gathered
- a small fold in material, as made by a tightly pulled stitch; tuck
Etymology: Old English gadrian; related to Old Frisian gaderia, Middle Low German gaderenˈgatherable adj ˈgatherer n
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