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An assembly or meeting, especially one held for a specific purpose
“Protestors would organize a public gathering to make their voices heard about their various grievances.”
A group of people meeting or assembled together
“We later found Claude in the state room where a large gathering of people had coalesced.”
A quantity or group of accumulated items
“Electronic surveillance has allowed for the gathering of information unattainable through other means.”
An act of gathering or accumulating things or items
“The bees are very diligent in their gathering of honey at this time of the year.”
A lively, noisy party involving dancing and drinking
A large amount or quantity (of something)
An organized group of people with a common purpose
A fold or pleat
Growth or increase by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter
The act of systematizing
A small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis
The action of obtaining something from a source or origin
A group of people gathered together for religious service
The act or collecting or accumulating items
The arrangement or ordering of something
Gathering of a family
A gathering or event involving multiple individuals in a community
The process or period of gathering, especially of crops
The act or state of combining various elements into a single unit
A nocturnal gathering of witches, often associated with feasting, dancing, and other rituals
The natural production or yield for a year, particularly of crops
A group chosen to represent others
The act of collecting a tax, fee or fine
Coming into possession of
(with clause) To believe without reason
Present participle for to bring together and take in from scattered places or sources
“Squirrels have been observed to gather fallen nuts, storing them for the winter.”
Present participle for to gather or meet in a common location
“The guests would gather at the top of the stairs, sticking their heads down the stairway to see what was going on.”
Present participle for to bring together or amass as a single group or collection
“Gather the spices together inside a small piece of muslin, tie with string, and add to the pan.”
Present participle for to bring or assemble a group of people together
“If one man can gather an army of five hundred, another can gather an army of ten or five hundred thousand. That means revolution.”
Present participle for to learn from information given
“From what I gather, he is certainly a natural talent at this sport.”
(of plants, fruits, etc.) Present participle for to collect for food
“Sixteen people would be brought to an uninhabited island and left there to survive on the food they could gather for themselves.”
Present participle for to grow larger or more numerous
“Storm clouds would continue to gather in the distance.”
Present participle for to come or bring together
“Let's gather a group of adventurous individuals to climb to the summit.”
Present participle for to attract the interest of, especially of a group
“The movie, with its implicit connotations, would soon gather a fanatical following.”
Present participle for to pull (someone) into one's arms
“They would embrace and gather the child between them.”
(sewing) Present participle for to add pleats or folds to a piece of cloth, normally to reduce its width
“Pull the basting bobbin threads to gather the skirt.”
Happening or appearing in the relatively near future
In the act or state of taking, accepting or collecting something (given)
Infected or septic
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