gath·er
gath·er/ˈɡaT͟Hər/
verb
- come together; assemble or accumulate."a crowd gathered in the square"synonyms: congregate, convene, assemble, meet, collect, come/get together, muster, rally, converge, cluster together, crowd, mass, flock together, foregather
- bring together and take in from scattered places or sources."we have gathered the information"synonyms: collect, get together, put together, accumulate, amass, assemble, garner, store, stockpile, heap up, pile up, stack up, hoard, put by, put away, lay by, lay in, set aside, stash away, squirrel away
- develop a higher degree of."the green movement is gathering pace"
- infer; understand."her clients were, I gathered, a prosperous group"synonyms: understand, be given to understand, believe, be led to believe, think, conclude, come to the conclusion, deduce, infer, draw the inference, assume, surmise, fancy, take it, hear, hear tell, be informed, notice, see, learn, discover
- summon up (a mental or physical attribute such as one's thoughts or strength) for a purpose."he lay gathering his thoughts together"synonyms: summon, summon up, call together, bring together, assemble, convene, rally, round up, collect, muster, marshal, organize, convoke
- draw and hold together (fabric or a part of a garment) by running thread through it."the front is gathered at the waist"synonyms: pleat, shirr, pucker, tuck, fold, corrugate, ruffle, crimp, crease, scrunch up
noun
a part of a garment that is gathered or drawn in.
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May 14, 2024 · gather is the most general term for bringing or coming together from a spread-out or scattered state. a crowd quickly gathered.
GATHER meaning: 1. to collect several things, often from different places or people: 2. to put your arms around…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops. Synonyms: hoard, garner, amass, ...
gather in American English · 1. to cause to come together in one place or group · 2. to get or collect gradually from various places, sources, etc.; amass; ...
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GATHER meaning: 1 : to bring (things or people) together into a group; 2 : to choose and collect (things)
(architecture) To bring together, or nearer together, in masonry, as for example where the width of a fireplace is rapidly diminished to the width of the flue.