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   gather

   /ˈɡaðə/

   verb

   • 1. come together; assemble or accumulate: "as soon as a crowd gathered, the police came" Similar congregateconveneassemblemeetcollectcome/get togethermusterrallyconvergecluster togethercrowdmassflock togetherrare:foregatherOpposite scatter
   • 2. bring together and take in from scattered places or sources: "information that we have gathered about people" Similar collectget togetherput togetheraccumulateamassassemblegarnerstorestockpileheap uppile upstack uphoardput byput awaylay bylay inset asideinformal:stash awaysquirrel away
   • ▪ pick something up: "I gathered up the prescription and went to the door"
   • ▪ harvest grain or other crops: "the harvest of wheat and barley had been gathered in" Similar collectget togetherput togetheraccumulateamassassemblegarnerstorestockpileheap uppile upstack uphoardput byput awaylay bylay inset asideinformal:stash awaysquirrel away
   • ▪ collect plants, fruits, etc., for food: "the Bushmen live by hunting and gathering" Similar harvestcollectreappickpluckgarnercropglean
   • ▪ pull (someone) into one's arms: "she gathered the child in her arms" Similar claspclutchtakepullembraceenfoldholdhugcuddlesqueezeliterary:embosomarchaic:strain
   • 3. increase in (speed, force, etc.): "the destroyer gathered speed"
   • 4. infer; understand: "I gathered that they were old friends" Similar understandbe given to understandbelievebe led to believethinkconcludecome to the conclusiondeduceinferdraw the inferenceassumesurmisefancytake ithearhear tellbe informednoticeseelearndiscover
   • 5. summon up (a mental or physical attribute) for a purpose: "she lay gathering her thoughts together" Similar summonsummon upcall togetherbring togetherassembleconvenerallyround upcollectmustermarshalorganizeformal:convokeOpposite disperse
   • ▪ gain or recover (one's breath): "she paused to gather her breath and leaned against the wall puffing"
   • 6. draw and hold together (fabric or a part of a garment) by running thread through it: "the front is gathered at the waist" Similar pleatshirrpuckertuckfoldcorrugaterufflecrimpcreasescrunch up

   noun

   • 1. a part of a garment that is gathered.

   Word Origin Old Englishgaderian, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch gaderen, also to together.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   Synonyms for GATHER: collect, accrue, accumulate, agglomerate, aggregate, amass, gain, cumulate, garner, hive; Antonyms for GATHER: decrease, disperse, scatter, spread, separate, divide, distribute, part, allot, deal.

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    gather. WordReference English Thesaurus © 2024. Sense: Verb: come together. Synonyms: come together, congregate, assemble, meet, rally, convene, converge, collect, cluster. Antonyms: scatter, disperse, disassemble, part ways, break up, dissolve, disband. Sense: Verb: bring together. Synonyms:

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