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gather


Definition: Meaning of, gather in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɡaðə /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
gather gathered gathered
Present Participle Third Person Singular
gathering gathers
  1. come together [intransitive and transitive] to come together and form a group, or to make people do this
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  2. know/think [intransitive,transitive not in progressive] to believe that something is true because of what you have seen or heard [=  understand]
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  3. collect [intransitive and transitive] to get things from different places and put them together in one place
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  4. gather speed/force/momentum etc to move faster, become stronger, get more support etc
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  5. gather dust if something gathers dust, it is not being used
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  6. cloth [transitive] to pull material into small folds
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  7. cloth [transitive] to pull material or a piece of clothing closer to you
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  8. gather yourself/your strength/your thoughts to prepare yourself for something you are going to do, especially something difficult
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  9. clouds/darkness [intransitive] literary to gradually become more cloudy or get darker
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  10. gather somebody to you/gather somebody up literary to take someone into your arms and hold them in order to protect them or show them love
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Word Forms:
Singular Plural
gather gathers
[countable]
  1. a small fold produced by pulling cloth together
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gather used in phrasal verbs

  • gather in (phrasal verb)
    1. to collect crops from the field when they are ready
  • gather up (phrasal verb)
    1. to pick up things from several different places and put them together
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