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Gather

ˈɡaðə

Gather definitions
verb
gather gathered gathering gathers
  1. come together; assemble or accumulate

    "as soon as a crowd gathered, the police came"

  2. bring together and take in from scattered places or sources

    "information that we have gathered about people"

    collect get together put together accumulate amass assemble garner
    • 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"

    • collect plants, fruits, etc., for food

      "the Bushmen live by hunting and gathering"

    • pull (someone) into one's arms

      "she gathered the child in her arms"

  3. increase in (speed, force, etc.)

    "the destroyer gathered speed"

  4. infer; understand

    "I gathered that they were old friends"

    understand be given to understand believe be led to believe think conclude come to the conclusion deduce infer draw the inference assume surmise fancy
  5. summon up (a mental or physical attribute) for a purpose

    "she lay gathering her thoughts together"

    summon summon up call together bring together assemble convene rally round up
    • 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"

noun
gather gathers
  1. a part of a garment that is gathered