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.
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Definition of gather. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
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”).
[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.
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.