Definitions for congregateˈkɒŋ grɪˌgeɪt; ˈkɒŋ grɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
con•gre•gateˈkɒŋ grɪˌgeɪt; ˈkɒŋ grɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt(v.; adj.)-gat•ed, -gat•ing
(v.t.)to come or bring together in a crowd, body, or mass; assemble, esp. in large numbers; collect.
(adj.)congregated; assembled.
formed by collecting; collective.
of or pertaining to group housing that combines individual living quarters with communal facilities for food, care, and recreation.
Origin of congregate:
1350–1400; ME < L congregātus, ptp. of congregāre to form into a flock or group =con-con - +-gregāre, der. of grex flock; cf. gregarious
con′gre•ga`tor(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
congregate(verb)
come together, usually for a purpose
"The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve"
Wiktionary
congregate(Verb)
: To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to assemble; to bring into one place, or into a united body; to gather together; to mass; to compact.
congregate(Verb)
: To come together; to assemble; to meet.
congregate(Adjective)
Collected; compact; close.
Origin: congregatus, past participle of congregare; from con- + gregare, from grex. See gregarious.
Webster Dictionary
Congregate(adj)
collected; compact; close
Congregate(verb)
to collect into an assembly or assemblage; to assemble; to bring into one place, or into a united body; to gather together; to mass; to compact
Congregate(verb)
to come together; to assemble; to meet
Translations for congregate
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- versamel, vergader, byeenkom, saamkom, saamdromAfrikaans
- يَجْتَمِع، يَحْتَشِدArabic
- събирамBulgarian
- congregarPortuguese (BR)
- shromáždit se, shromažďovat seCzech
- sich versammelnGerman
- samle sig; forsamle sigDanish
- συγκεντρώνω, συγκεντρώνομαιGreek
- congregarseSpanish
- kokku kogunema, kokku kogumaEstonian
- گردآمدن؛ جمع شدنFarsi
- kokoontuaFinnish
- se rassemblerFrench
- לְאֲחֵלHebrew
- एकत्र होनाHindi
- sakupiti seCroatian
- összegyűlikHungarian
- berkumpulIndonesian
- safnast samanIcelandic
- raccogliersiItalian
- 集まるJapanese
- 모이다Korean
- susirinktiLithuanian
- sapulcēties; sapulcinātLatvian
- berhimpunMalay
- samenkomen, samenbrengenDutch
- samle (seg)Norwegian
- zbierać (się)Polish
- گردآمدن؛ جمع شدنPersian
- ټولنه، كوټه، غونډه، يوځاى، ډله: علمى يا مذهبى (عيسوى) ټولنهPashto
- congregar-sePortuguese
- a se adunaRomanian
- собирать(ся)Russian
- zhromaždiť saSlovak
- zbrati (se)Slovenian
- okupiti seSerbian
- samla ihop, samlas, skockasSwedish
- รวบรวม; ชุมนุมThai
- toplanmakTurkish
- 集合，聚集Chinese (Trad.)
- збирати(ся); скупчуватисяUkrainian
- جمع هونا يا كرنا، اكٹها هونا يا كرناUrdu
- tụ tậpVietnamese
- 集合，聚集Chinese (Simp.)
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