gathering
A meeting or get-togetherA meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
» A crowd was gathering around him.
Eine Menschenmenge versammelte sich um ihn.
Вокруг него собиралась толпа.
Навколо нього збирався натовп.
Meaning
6 sensesA meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
The dinner was a star-spangled gathering unequaled in history.
I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists.
Zusammenkunft, Versammlung
встре́чаvstréča
A group of people or things.
a gathering of Catholics
Ansammlung
собра́ниеsobránije, сбо́рищеsbórišče, сборsbor
a group of persons together in one place
A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.
This gathering machine forms the backbone of a bookbinding operation.
A charitable contribution; a collection.
(uncountable)The collection of produce, items, goods, etc.; the practice of collecting food from nature.
A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.
Examples
159 sentencesA crowd was gathering around him.
Навколо нього збирався натовп.
ruВокруг него собиралась толпа.
deEine Menschenmenge versammelte sich um ihn.
They are gathering nuts.
Вони збирають горіхи.
ruОни собирают орехи.
deSie sammeln Nüsse.
All the children were gathering flowers.
ruВсе дети собирали цветы.
There seems to be a big crowd gathering outside our office building.
People are gathering outside.
ruСнаружи собираются люди.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English gadering, from Old English gaderung (“gathering, assembly”), equivalenFrom Middle English gadering, from Old English gaderung (“gathering, assembly”), equivalent to gather + -ing (verbal noun ending).
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Forms
plural: gatherings| Singular | gathering |
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uncountable
Synonyms
6 synonyms- a group of persons together in one place:assemblage
- the act of gathering something:gather
- sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching:gather
- the social act of assembling:assemblyassemblage
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable