Definitions for gather
ˈgæð ərgath·er

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. gather, gathering(noun)

   sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching

2. gather, gathering(verb)

   the act of gathering something

3. gather, garner, collect, pull together(verb)

   assemble or get together

   "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

4. meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather(verb)

   collect in one place

   "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

5. accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass(verb)

   collect or gather

   "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"

6. gather(verb)

   conclude from evidence

   "I gather you have not done your homework"

7. gather, pucker, tuck(verb)

   draw together into folds or puckers

8. assemble, gather, get together(verb)

   get people together

   "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members"

9. gather(verb)

   draw and bring closer

   "she gathered her shawl around her shoulders"

10. gather(verb)

    look for (food) in nature

    "Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall"

11. gain, gather(verb)

    increase or develop

    "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed"

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. gather(Noun)

   A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.

   Etymology: From gaderen, from gaderian, from gadurōnan, frequentative of gadōnan, from gʰhedʰ-. Cognate with gaderen, garen, gadern, gadia, begatten, Albanian gjedhe. Compare also Old English gæd. More at good.

2. gather(Noun)

   The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward.

   Etymology: From gaderen, from gaderian, from gadurōnan, frequentative of gadōnan, from gʰhedʰ-. Cognate with gaderen, garen, gadern, gadia, begatten, Albanian gjedhe. Compare also Old English gæd. More at good.

3. gather(Noun)

   The soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering. See gather (transitive verb).

   Etymology: From gaderen, from gaderian, from gadurōnan, frequentative of gadōnan, from gʰhedʰ-. Cognate with gaderen, garen, gadern, gadia, begatten, Albanian gjedhe. Compare also Old English gæd. More at good.

4. gather(Noun)

   A piece of molten glass colected on the end of a blowpipe.

   Etymology: From gaderen, from gaderian, from gadurōnan, frequentative of gadōnan, from gʰhedʰ-. Cognate with gaderen, garen, gadern, gadia, begatten, Albanian gjedhe. Compare also Old English gæd. More at good.

5. gather(Verb)

   To collect; normally separate things.

   Etymology: From gaderen, from gaderian, from gadurōnan, frequentative of gadōnan, from gʰhedʰ-. Cognate with gaderen, garen, gadern, gadia, begatten, Albanian gjedhe. Compare also Old English gæd. More at good.

6. gather(Verb)

   To bring parts of a whole closer.

   She gathered the shawl about her as she stepped into the cold.

   Etymology: From gaderen, from gaderian, from gadurōnan, frequentative of gadōnan, from gʰhedʰ-. Cognate with gaderen, garen, gadern, gadia, begatten, Albanian gjedhe. Compare also Old English gæd. More at good.

7. gather(Verb)

   To infer or conclude; to know from a different source.

   Etymology: From gaderen, from gaderian, from gadurōnan, frequentative of gadōnan, from gʰhedʰ-. Cognate with gaderen, garen, gadern, gadia, begatten, Albanian gjedhe. Compare also Old English gæd. More at good.

8. gather(Verb)

   To be filled with pus

   Salt water can help boils to gather and then burst.

   Etymology: From gaderen, from gaderian, from gadurōnan, frequentative of gadōnan, from gʰhedʰ-. Cognate with gaderen, garen, gadern, gadia, begatten, Albanian gjedhe. Compare also Old English gæd. More at good.

9. gather(Verb)

   To collect molten glass on the end of a tool.

   Etymology: From gaderen, from gaderian, from gadurōnan, frequentative of gadōnan, from gʰhedʰ-. Cognate with gaderen, garen, gadern, gadia, begatten, Albanian gjedhe. Compare also Old English gæd. More at good.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Gather(verb)

   to bring together; to collect, as a number of separate things, into one place, or into one aggregate body; to assemble; to muster; to congregate

   Etymology: [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. gd fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG. gate, also companion, Goth. gadiliggs a sister's son. 29. See Good, and cf. Together.]

2. Gather(verb)

   to pick out and bring together from among what is of less value; to collect, as a harvest; to harvest; to cull; to pick off; to pluck

   Etymology: [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. gd fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG. gate, also companion, Goth. gadiliggs a sister's son. 29. See Good, and cf. Together.]

3. Gather(verb)

   to accumulate by collecting and saving little by little; to amass; to gain; to heap up

   Etymology: [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. gd fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG. gate, also companion, Goth. gadiliggs a sister's son. 29. See Good, and cf. Together.]

4. Gather(verb)

   to bring closely together the parts or particles of; to contract; to compress; to bring together in folds or plaits, as a garment; also, to draw together, as a piece of cloth by a thread; to pucker; to plait; as, to gather a ruffle

   Etymology: [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. gd fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG. gate, also companion, Goth. gadiliggs a sister's son. 29. See Good, and cf. Together.]

5. Gather(verb)

   to derive, or deduce, as an inference; to collect, as a conclusion, from circumstances that suggest, or arguments that prove; to infer; to conclude

   Etymology: [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. gd fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG. gate, also companion, Goth. gadiliggs a sister's son. 29. See Good, and cf. Together.]

6. Gather(verb)

   to gain; to win

   Etymology: [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. gd fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG. gate, also companion, Goth. gadiliggs a sister's son. 29. See Good, and cf. Together.]

7. Gather(verb)

   to bring together, or nearer together, in masonry, as where the width of a fireplace is rapidly diminished to the width of the flue, or the like

   Etymology: [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. gd fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG. gate, also companion, Goth. gadiliggs a sister's son. 29. See Good, and cf. Together.]

8. Gather(verb)

   to haul in; to take up; as, to gather the slack of a rope

   Etymology: [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. gd fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG. gate, also companion, Goth. gadiliggs a sister's son. 29. See Good, and cf. Together.]

9. Gather(verb)

   to come together; to collect; to unite; to become assembled; to congregate

   Etymology: [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. gd fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG. gate, also companion, Goth. gadiliggs a sister's son. 29. See Good, and cf. Together.]

10. Gather(verb)

    to grow larger by accretion; to increase

    Etymology: [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. gd fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG. gate, also companion, Goth. gadiliggs a sister's son. 29. See Good, and cf. Together.]

11. Gather(verb)

    to concentrate; to come to a head, as a sore, and generate pus; as, a boil has gathered

    Etymology: [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. gd fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG. gate, also companion, Goth. gadiliggs a sister's son. 29. See Good, and cf. Together.]

12. Gather(verb)

    to collect or bring things together

    Etymology: [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. gd fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG. gate, also companion, Goth. gadiliggs a sister's son. 29. See Good, and cf. Together.]

13. Gather(noun)

    a plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker

    Etymology: [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. gd fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG. gate, also companion, Goth. gadiliggs a sister's son. 29. See Good, and cf. Together.]

14. Gather(noun)

    the inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward

    Etymology: [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. gd fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG. gate, also companion, Goth. gadiliggs a sister's son. 29. See Good, and cf. Together.]

15. Gather(noun)

    the soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering. See Gather, v. t., 7

    Etymology: [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. gd fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG. gate, also companion, Goth. gadiliggs a sister's son. 29. See Good, and cf. Together.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Gather

   gath′ėr, v.t. to collect: to acquire: in sewing, to plait: to learn by inference.—v.i. to assemble or muster: to increase: to suppurate.—n. a plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing the thread through (pl. that part of the dress which is gathered or drawn in).—ns. Gath′erer, one who collects: a gleaner: in glass manufacturing, a workman who collects molten glass on the end of a rod preparatory to blowing; Gath′ering, a crowd or assembly: a tumour or collection of matter; Gath′ering-coal, -peat, a coal, peat, put into a fire at night, with the hot embers gathered about it, to keep the fire alive till morning; Gath′ering-cry, a summons to assemble for war.—Gather breath, to recover wind; Gather ground, to gain ground; Gather one's self together, to collect all one's powers, like one about to leap; Gather to a head, to ripen: to come into a state of preparation for action or effect; Gather way, to get headway by sail or steam so as to answer the helm. [A.S. gaderian, gæderian, (tó)gædere, together; cf. geador, together, gǽd, company.]

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1. Gather

   Gather is a leading demand-driven media company. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Skyword, the leader in Search-Driven Media (SDM). The site is powered by content created by Skywriters, who create more than 8,000 pieces of content that reach more than 9M people worldwide.Gather is the place where millions and millions of people come for fresh perspective on what’s happening now. Gather members can share their own views and join in conversation with others who share their interests. The Gather site offers thousands of pieces of content in the following categories: Entertainment, Sports, Politics, Celebs, Business and Technology.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. gather

   To collect.

   #They did gather the water when it rained to ensure they did reuse it.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'gather' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3957

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'gather' in Verbs Frequency: #392

Anagrams for gather »

1. Gareth

2. rageth

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gather in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gather in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of gather in a Sentence

1. Ursula K. LeGuin:

   When action grows unprofitable, gather information when information grows unprofitable, sleep.

2. Defense Secretary Ash Carter:

   These special operators will, over time, be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence and capture ISIL leaders, this force will also be in a position to conduct unilateral operations in Syria.

3. Zac Brown:

   This is really strange circumstances because normally under pressure entertainment and music always survives. People want to feel good. They wan na come out and see music and we wan na be able to be there as a beacon to help remind them that everything is going to be OK during hard times, but this has been crippling because people can't gather together.

4. Defense Ash Carter:

   Next, in full coordination with the Government of Iraq, we're deploying a specialized expeditionary targeting force to assist Iraqi and Kurdish Peshmerga forces and to put even more pressure on ISIL, these special operators will over time be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence, and capture ISIL leaders.

5. Albert Bourla:

   They shared their intellectual property with us, we shared our intellectual property with them, agreements that will gather billions of dollars were just put on hold just to make sure that we are all focusing on making the vaccine happen.

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