gather

gather
gath|er1 W2S2 [ˈgæðə US -ər] v
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1¦(come together)¦
2¦(know/think)¦
3¦(collect)¦
4 gather speed/force/momentum etc
5 gather dust
6¦(cloth)¦
7 gather yourself/your strength/your thoughts
8¦(clouds/darkness)¦
9 gather somebody to you/gather somebody up
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[: Old English; Origin: gaderian]
1.) ¦(COME TOGETHER)¦ [I and T]
to come together and form a group, or to make people do this
▪ A crowd gathered to watch the fight.
▪ Thousands of people gathered outside the embassy.
gather around/round
▪ Gather round, everyone, so that you can see the screen.
▪ During the air raids, we gathered the children around us and sang songs.
gather together
▪ Could the bride's family all gather together for a photo?
be gathered
▪ Dozens of photographers were gathered outside Jagger's villa.
2.) ¦(KNOW/THINK)¦ [I,T not in progressive]
to believe that something is true because of what you have seen or heard
▪ You two know each other, I gather.
gather (that)
▪ I gather you've had some problems with our sales department.
from what I can gather/as far as I can gather
(=this is what I believe to be true)
▪ She's his niece, from what I can gather.
3.) ¦(COLLECT)¦ [I and T]
to get things from different places and put them together in one place
▪ The researcher's job is to gather information about people.
▪ They had gathered 440,000 signatures to support their demand.
gather up/together
▪ Debbie gathered up the clothes.
4.) gather speed/force/momentum etc
to move faster, become stronger, get more support etc
▪ The cart gathered speed as it coasted down the hill.
▪ The international relief effort appears to be gathering momentum.
5.) gather dust
if something gathers dust, it is not being used
▪ You may as well take these books - they're just gathering dust on the shelf.
6.) ¦(CLOTH)¦ [T]
a) to pull material into small folds
▪ The skirt is gathered at the waist.
b) to pull material or a piece of clothing closer to you
▪ Moira gathered her skirts round her and climbed the steps.
7.) gather yourself/your strength/your thoughts
to prepare yourself for something you are going to do, especially something difficult
▪ I took a few moments to gather my thoughts before going into the meeting.
8.) ¦(CLOUDS/DARKNESS)¦
[i]literary to gradually become more cloudy or get darker
▪ Storm clouds were gathering so we hurried home.
the gathering darkness/dusk/shadows etc
▪ the evening's gathering shadows
9.) gather sb to you/gather sb up
literary to take someone into your arms and hold them in order to protect them or show them love
gather 2
gather2 n
a small fold produced by pulling cloth together

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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