foregather
Americanverb (used without object)
verb
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to gather together; assemble
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rare to meet, esp unexpectedly
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(foll by with) to socialize
Example Sentences
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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
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
At the end of the stated period the two teams foregather, producing evidence of their success.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even more beneficial was the influence of his grandmother, Rebecca Shorthouse, and her home at Moseley, where every Thursday young Henry and his four girl cousins, the Southalls, used to foregather and spend the day.
From Shelburne Essays, Third Series by More, Paul Elmer
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