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foregather

American  
[fawr-gath-er, fohr-] / fɔrˈgæð ər, foʊr- /

verb (used without object)

  1. forgather.


foregather British  
/ fɔːˈɡæðə /

verb

  1. to gather together; assemble

  2. rare to meet, esp unexpectedly

  3. (foll by with) to socialize

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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What began as a solitary pilgrimage has ended by creating a companionable forum where the city's eccentrics foregather.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 27, 2011

Proud of its performance, Policeman O'Donnell recommended its installation in any surroundings where thieves might be expected to foregather.

From Time Magazine Archive

This week ten famed newscasters from the three major networks will foregather in Manhattan's Waldorf-Astoria to join in an aerial storytelling bee.

From Time Magazine Archive

Every year when the season is practically over, organizations interested in collegiate sport foregather to mull over football and its aftermath.

From Time Magazine Archive

For wherever Germans foregather, and whatever they do, you may be sure they have a Verein, and that the Verein has feasts in winter and Ausflüge in summer.

From Home Life in Germany by Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick

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