gather

gather
verb
1 come together in a group
ADVERB
quickly
about (BrE), around, round (esp. BrE), together
PREPOSITION
around, round (esp. BrE)

The boys gathered around the car.

for

They are all gathering for a major conference.

2 bring people/things together
ADVERB
hastily, hurriedly, quickly

She hastily gathered all her belongings together.

carefully
together, up
3 increase
ADVERB
quickly, rapidly

The movement for reform rapidly gathered momentum.

slowly
VERB + GATHER
begin to, start to

As the weeks passed, Charlie began to gather strength.

continue to
Gather is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑army, ↑cloud, ↑crowd, ↑demonstrator, ↑fan, ↑protester, ↑spectator, ↑tear, ↑vulture
Gather is used with these nouns as the object: ↑army, ↑bag, ↑belongings, ↑collection, ↑composure, ↑confidence, ↑courage, ↑crowd, ↑data, ↑dust, ↑evidence, ↑fact, ↑feedback, ↑following, ↑harvest, ↑herb, ↑honey, ↑information, ↑intelligence, ↑material, ↑momentum, ↑nerve, ↑news, ↑pace, ↑pollen, ↑rein, ↑signature, ↑speed, ↑strength, ↑supply, ↑thought, ↑wit, ↑wood

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  • gather — vb 1 Gather, collect, assemble, congregate mean to come or to bring together so as to form a group, a mass, or a unit. The same distinctions in applications and in implications characterize their derivative nouns gathering, collection, assemblage …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Gather — Gath er (g[a^][th] [ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gathering}.] [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. g[ae]d fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG. gate …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gather — [gath′ər] vt. [ME gaderen < OE gad(e)rian, akin to OFris gaduria, Du gaderen < IE base * ghedh , to unite, join > (TO)GETHER, GOOD, Ger gatte, spouse] 1. to cause to come together in one place or group 2. to get or collect gradually from …   English World dictionary

  • Gather — Gath er, v. i. 1. To come together; to collect; to unite; to become assembled; to congregate. [1913 Webster] When small humors gather to a gout. Pope. [1913 Webster] Tears from the depth of some divine despair Rise in the heart, and gather to the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gather — or gatherer can refer to:Anthropology and sociology*Hunter gatherer, a person or a society whose subsistence depends on hunting and gathering of wild foods *Bee (gathering), an old term which describes a group of people coming together for a task …   Wikipedia

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  • gather — O.E. gadrian, gædrian unite, agree, assemble; gather, collect, store up, used of flowers, thoughts, persons; from P.Gmc. *gadurojan bring together, unite (Cf. O.E. gæd fellowship, companionship, gædeling companion; M.L.G. gadderen; O.Fris.… …   Etymology dictionary

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  • Gather — Gath er, n. 1. A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker. [1913 Webster] 2. (Carriage Making) The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward. [1913 Webster] 3. (Arch.) The soffit …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gather — I (accumulate) verb accrue, aggregate, assume, batch, collect, compile, concentrate, congregate, conjoin, connect, convene, cull, deduce, deduct, extract, gain, garner, gather, harvest, hold, join, mass, obtain, pick, pluck, procure, read, reap,… …   Law dictionary

  • gather in — index hoard Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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