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
In Munich, Berlin, where critical tourists foregather, such delicacies have always been available, but at high prices to native Germans using controlled currency.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Proud of its performance, Policeman O'Donnell recommended its installation in any surroundings where thieves might be expected to foregather.
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At the end of the stated period the two teams foregather, producing evidence of their success.
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I wondered what the Gryengroes whom Borrow used to foregather with would have thought of my new friend.
From Old Familiar Faces by Theodore Watts-Dunton
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