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gather
[ gath-er ]
/ ˈgæð ər /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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Idioms about gather
be gathered to one's fathers, to die.
Origin of gather
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1, 2. Gather, assemble, collect, muster, marshal imply bringing or drawing together. Gather expresses the general idea usually with no implication of arrangement: to gather seashells. Assemble is used of objects or facts brought together preparatory to arranging them: to assemble data for a report. Collect implies purposeful accumulation to form an ordered whole: to collect evidence. Muster, primarily a military term, suggests thoroughness in the process of collection: to muster all one's resources. Marshal, another term primarily military, suggests rigorously ordered, purposeful arrangement: to marshal facts for effective presentation.
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Words nearby gather
gate valve, gateway, gateway drug, Gath, Gatha, gather, gatherer, gathering, Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Gathic, Gatineau
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British Dictionary definitions for gather
gather
/ (ˈɡæðə) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of gather
gatherable, adjectivegatherer, nounWord Origin for gather
Old English gadrian; related to Old Frisian gaderia, Middle Low German gaderen
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Other Idioms and Phrases with gather
gather
see rolling stone gathers no moss.
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