gather, collect, assemble, congregate mean to come or bring together into a group, mass, or unit. gather is the most general term for bringing or coming together from a spread-out or scattered state.
GATHER definition: to bring together into one group, collection, or place. See examples of gather used in a sentence.
- to bring together into one group, collection, or place; collect: to gather firewood; to gather supporters. 2. to pick or harvest (any crop or natural yield) from its place of growth: to gather fruit. 3. to pick up piece by piece: Gather your toys from the floor. 4. to pick or scoop up: She gathered the crying child in her arms.
Origin of Gather From Middle English gaderen, from Old English gaderian (“to gather, assemble”), from Proto-Germanic *gadurōną (“to bring together, unite, gather”), frequentative of Proto-Germanic *gadōną (“to hold together”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰhedʰ- (“to unite, assemble, keep”).
Gather is a verb with many related meanings, most involving drawing together or assembling something. You may gather your socks into the laundry bag, or you may gather your thoughts by making a list.
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Definition of gather. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
[transitive] gather something (in) (formal or literary) to pick or cut and collect crops to be stored It was late August and the harvest had been safely gathered in.
I gather (from her comments) that she's read a great deal about this topic. = From what I (can) gather, she's read a great deal about this topic. “She's read a great deal about this topic.” “So I gather!”