gather dust
gather dust · gathers dust · gathered dust · gathering dust
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To remain unused for a long period of timeTo remain unused for a long period of time.
» This house has — who knows for how many years — gathered dust.
Dieses Haus hat – wer weiß, seit wie vielen Jahren – Staub geschluckt.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To remain unused for a long period of time.
Since he bought the book, it's just been sitting on the bookshelf and gathering dust.
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Examples
3 sentencesThis house has — who knows for how many years — gathered dust.
deDieses Haus hat – wer weiß, seit wie vielen Jahren – Staub geschluckt. — al_ex_an_der
Books gather dust on her shelf because she never reads.
A rickety clavichord gathered dust in a forgotten corner of the drawing room.
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Forms
gathers dust, gathering dust, gathered dust, gathered dust| Base form | gather dust · to gather dust |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gathers dust |
| Present participle | gathering dust |
| Past simple | gathered dust |
| Past participle | gathered dust |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle