Meaning

5 senses
  1. A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.

  2. The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward.

  3. The soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering. See gather.

  4. A blob of molten glass collected on the end of a blowpipe.

  5. A gathering.

    the act of gathering something

Examples

533 sentences
  1. I gather you'll agree with me.

    Я думаю, ти зі мною погодишся. — deniko

  2. We gather here once a week.

    Ми збираємося тут раз на тиждень. — mkazarian

    ruМы собираемся здесь раз в неделю. — marafon

    deWir versammeln uns hier einmal in der Woche. — xtofu80

  3. Tom gathered his stuff and left.

    Том зібрав речі та пішов. — deniko

    ruТом собрал свои вещи и ушёл. — odexed

  4. Thousands of people gathered there.

    Там зібрались тисячі людей. — ascolto

    ruТысячи людей собрались там. — Balamax

    deTausende von Menschen versammelten sich dort. — mayabe

  5. We have to gather information.

    Ми повинні зібрати інформацію. — deniko

    ruМы должны собрать информацию. — odexed

    deWir müssen Informationen sammeln. — Zaghawa

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Middle English gaderen, from Old English gaderian (“to gather, assemble”), from Proto

From Middle English gaderen, from Old English gaderian (“to gather, assemble”), from Proto-West Germanic *gadurōn (“to bring together, unite, gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, assemble, keep”).

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Forms

plural: gathers
Singulargather
Pluralgathers

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of gathering something:gathering
  • sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching:gathering

Collocations

6 patterns
  • gathered around
  • of people gathered
  • people gathered
  • people gathered around
  • gathered around the
  • crowd gathered

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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