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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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

When individual Englishmen and Americans are thrown together in strange parts of the world, they seldom fail to foregather as members of one race.

From The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations by Harry Perry Robinson

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