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    GATHER Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    What does gathered together mean?
    He filled the kettle, then gathered together the cups, milk, and teabags. She was gathering her papers together. GATHER SOMEONE/SOMETHING TOGETHER meaning: 1. If you gather people together, or people gather together, they meet as a group in one place: 2…. Learn more.
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    Gather Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    Learn the various meanings and uses of the word gather as a verb and a noun. Find out how to gather things, people, information, speed, courage, and more with examples and synonyms.

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    1 gather /ˈgæðɚ/ verb

    gathers; gathered; gathering

    1 gather

    /ˈgæðɚ/

    verb

    gathers; gathered; gathering

    Britannica Dictionary definition of GATHER

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    /ˈgæðɚrɚ/ noun, plural gatherers [count]

    •a gatherer of data/information

    •hunters and gatherers [=people who gather food]

    [count]

    : a fold formed when cloth is pulled together — usually plural

    •a shirt with gathers at the shoulders

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    gath·er
    [ˈɡaT͟Hər]
    verb
    gather (verb) · gathers (third person present) · gathered (past tense) · gathered (past participle) · gathering (present participle)
    1. come together; assemble or accumulate:
      "a crowd gathered in the square"
    2. bring together and take in from scattered places or sources:
      "we have gathered the information"
      • 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"
      • collect plants, fruits, etc., for food:
        "the Bushmen live by hunting and gathering"
      • draw together or toward oneself:
        "she gathered the child in her arms"
    3. develop a higher degree of:
      "the green movement is gathering pace"
    4. infer; understand:
      "her clients were, I gathered, a prosperous group"
    5. summon up (a mental or physical attribute such as one's thoughts or strength) for a purpose:
      "he lay gathering his thoughts together" · "he gathered himself for a tremendous leap"
    6. draw and hold together (fabric or a part of a garment) by running thread through it:
      "the front is gathered at the waist"
    noun
    (gathers)
    gather (noun) · gathers (plural noun)
    1. a part of a garment that is gathered or drawn in.
    Origin
    Old English gaderian, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch gaderen, also to together.
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    Similar and Opposite Words
    verb
    1. come together; assemble or accumulate:
      congregate
      convene
      assemble
      meet
      collect
      muster
      rally
      converge
      crowd
      mass
      foregather
      come/get together
      cluster together
      flock together
      Opposite:
      scatter
    2. bring together and take in from scattered places or sources:
      collect
      get together
      put together
      accumulate
      amass
      assemble
      garner
      store
      stockpile
      pile up
      stack up
      hoard
      put by
      put away
      lay by
      lay in
      set aside
      squirrel away
      heap up
      stash away
    3. infer; understand:
      understand
      believe
      think
      conclude
      deduce
      infer
      assume
      surmise
      fancy
      take it
      hear
      notice
      see
      learn
      discover
      be given to understand
      be led to believe
      come to the conclusion
      draw the inference
      hear tell
      be informed
    4. summon up (a mental or physical attribute such as one's thoughts or strength) for a purpose:
      summon
      assemble
      convene
      rally
      round up
      collect
      muster
      marshal
      organize
      convoke
      summon up
      call together
      bring together
      Opposite:
      disperse
    5. draw and hold together (fabric or a part of a garment) by running thread through it:
      pleat
      shirr
      pucker
      tuck
      fold
      corrugate
      ruffle
      crimp
      crease
      scrunch up
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