gather (verb)

  • 1gather — ► VERB 1) come or bring together; assemble or accumulate. 2) harvest (a crop). 3) collect plants, fruits, etc., for food. 4) draw together or towards oneself. 5) develop a higher degree of: the movement is gathering pace. 6) infer; understand. 7) …

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  • 2gather up — verb 1. take and lift upward (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑pick up, ↑lift up • Hypernyms: ↑raise, ↑lift, ↑elevate, ↑get up, ↑bring up …

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  • 3gather in — verb fold up take in the sails • Syn: ↑take in • Hypernyms: ↑roll up, ↑furl • Hyponyms: ↑incorporate, ↑coal …

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  • 4gather — verb 1 come together in a group ADVERB ▪ quickly ▪ about (BrE), around, round (esp. BrE), together PREPOSITION ▪ around …

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  • 5gather — verb 1) we gathered in the hotel lobby Syn: congregate, assemble, meet, collect, come/get together, convene, muster, rally, converge; cluster together, crowd, mass, flock together Ant: scatter …

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  • 6gather — 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,… …

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  • 7gather up — verb to gather, assemble or collect, usually into a group …

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  • 8gather — verb 1》 come or bring together; assemble or accumulate. 2》 bring together and take in from scattered places or sources     ↘harvest (a crop).     ↘collect plants, fruits, etc., for food: hunting and gathering. 3》 develop a higher degree of: the… …

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  • 9gather — verb 1) we gathered in the hotel lobby Syn: congregate, assemble, meet, collect, get together, convene, muster, rally, converge 2) he gathered his family Syn: summon, call together …

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  • 10gather — [[t]gæ̱ðə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ gathers, gathering, gathered 1) V ERG If people gather somewhere, they come together in a group. [V prep/adv] In the evenings, we gathered around the fireplace and talked... [V n with together] The man signalled for me to… …

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