gather
verb (used with object)
to bring together into one group, collection, or place.
gathered
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past participleof gather.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof gather.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
gatherverb (used with object)to bring together into one group, collection, or place.
Example Sentences
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Protesters also gathered at the venue on Friday to demonstrate against demolition threats.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Senior administration officials have gathered almost daily in recent months to plot potential guardrails.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Investigators gathered video from a matrix of security cameras that surround the busy intersection to support their contention that Rios’ actions amounted to murder with implied malice, according to law enforcement sources.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
As investigators awaited the results of the DNA test, they gathered circumstantial evidence.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
I asked a group of men gathered around the cake table as I set down the pot.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
