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