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| 1. | [ verb ] assemble or get together | |
| Synonyms: | collect pull_together garner | |
| Examples: | "gather some stones" "pull your thoughts together" |
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| Related terms: | spread mobilize round_up pick muster reap pile_up shock snail nut salvage nest rake birdnest sponge clam hive pearl oyster pick_up collection | |
| 2. | [ verb ] collect in one place | |
| Synonyms: | meet assemble foregather forgather | |
| Examples: | "We assembled in the church basement" "Let's gather in the dining room" |
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| Related terms: | interact meet fort cluster convene crowd caucus group converge club turn_out hive meet meeting gathering assembly | |
| 3. | [ verb ] come together, usually for a purpose | |
| Synonyms: | congregate collect | |
| Examples: | "The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve" |
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| Related terms: | move search meet fort cluster crowd shell congregation congregation | |
| 4. | [ verb ] collect or gather | |
| Synonyms: | pile_up accumulate amass conglomerate cumulate | |
| Examples: | "Journals are accumulating in my office" "The work keeps piling up" |
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| Related terms: | increase backlog accrete drift pile accumulation | |
| 5. | [ verb ] conclude from evidence | |
| Examples: | "I gather you have not done your homework" |
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| Related terms: | reason | |
| 6. | [ verb ] draw fabric together and sew it tightly | |
| Synonyms: | tuck pucker | |
| Related terms: | sew tuck | |
| 7. | [ verb ] believe to be the case | |
| Synonyms: | understand infer | |
| Examples: | "I understand you have no previous experience?" |
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| Related terms: | believe | |
| 8. | [ verb ] get people together | |
| Synonyms: | get_together assemble | |
| Examples: | "assemble your colleagues" "get together all those who are interested in the project" "gather the close family members" |
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| Related terms: | make meeting gathering assembly meet | |
| 9. | [ noun ] sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching | |
| Synonyms: | gathering | |
| Related terms: | sewing | |
| 10. | [ noun ] the act of gathering something | |
| Synonyms: | gathering | |
| Related terms: | collection harvest centralisation accumulate | |
| Similar spelling: |
Gaither gaiter Gautier Gauthier gaudery Gautreau gator |
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