From Middle English gaderen, from Old English gaderian (“to gather, assemble”), from Proto-West Germanic *gadurōn (“to bring together, unite, gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, assemble, keep”).
Meanings
A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.
The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward.
The soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering. See gather.
A blob of molten glass collected on the end of a blowpipe.
A gathering.
"I'll tell you all about it at the Gather, win or lose." 2007, John Barnes, The Sky So Big and Black, Tor Books, →ISBN:
What bothered him more, he thought as he started Washoe southward, was Spikes's animosity, the bearded man's sudden violent reaction to his arrival at the gather. 2014, Paul Lederer, Dark Angel Riding, Open Road Media, →ISBN:
From Middle English gaderen, from Old English gaderian (“to gather, assemble”), from Proto-West Germanic *gadurōn (“to bring together, unite, gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, assemble, keep”).
Meanings
To collect normally separate things.
She bent down to gather the reluctant cat from beneath the chair.
I've been gathering ideas from the people I work with.
To collect normally separate things. ▸ Especially, to harvest food.
We went to gather some blackberries from the nearby lane.
To collect normally separate things. ▸ To accumulate over time, to amass little by little.
Over the years he'd gathered a considerable collection of mugs.
(intransitive) To collect normally separate things. ▸ To congregate, or assemble.
At the north-western most of Iran, to the south of Maku, is the Church of Qara Kelisa (meaning the Black Church) in a village of the same name. Here is reputed to be the burialplace of St. Thaddeus and every year thousands of Armenians gather there for prayer. 2010, “Ardebil, East and West Azerbaijan Provinces”, in F. Ghani, transl., Iran The Ancient Land in Persian, English & German, 9th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 231:
Tears from the depth of some divine despair / Rise in the heart, and gather to the eyes, […] 1847, Alfred Tennyson, “Part IV”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 66:
People gathered round as he began to tell his story.
(intransitive) To collect normally separate things. ▸ To grow gradually larger by accretion.
Their snow-ball did not gather as it went. 1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, →OCLC:
To bring parts of a whole closer.
She gathered the shawl about her as she stepped into the cold.
To bring parts of a whole closer. ▸ To add pleats or folds to a piece of cloth, normally to reduce its width.
A gown should be gathered around the top so that it will remain shaped.
To bring parts of a whole closer. ▸ To bring stitches closer together.
Be careful not to stretch or gather your knitting.
If you want to emphasise the shape, it is possible to gather the waistline.
To bring parts of a whole closer. ▸ To bring together, or nearer together, in masonry, as for example where the width of a fireplace is rapidly diminished to the width of the flue.
To bring parts of a whole closer. ▸ To haul in; to take up.
to gather the slack of a rope
To infer or conclude; to know from a different source.
I gather from Aunty May that you had a good day at the match.
Press reports of the length of time the bridge is likely to be out of action vary greatly, but Mr. Farr gathers that a temporary structure may be ready in six months; complete reconstruction, however, will take at least two years. [It was never rebuilt or replaced, and demolished instead.] 1960 January, “Talking of Trains: The Seven Bridge disaster”, in Trains Illustrated, page 5:
From his silence, I gathered that things had not gone well.
(intransitive, of a boil or sore) To be filled with pus
Salt water can help boils to gather and then burst.
To collect molten glass on the end of a tool.
To gain; to win.
He gathers ground upon her in the chase. 1717, John Dryden [et al.], “(please specify |book=I to XV)”, in Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Fifteen Books. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
ru собра́ть (—to harvest) · hu összeszed (to bring together; to collect) · he קבוץ (to bring together; to collect) · bg правя извод (to infer or conclude) · qu huñuy (to bring together; to collect) · ga togh (to bring together; to collect) · tr çıkarsamak (to infer or conclude) · it radunarsi (—to congregate) · wa si rashonner (—to congregate) · wa raploure (—to congregate) · ba йыйыу (—to harvest) · dlm recolgro (to bring together; to collect) · cmn 收集 (to bring together; to collect) · fur čhapâ (to bring together; to collect) · pt juntar (to bring parts of a whole closer) · tk ýygmak (to bring together; to collect) · lv savākt (to bring together; to collect) · it collezionare (to bring together; to collect) · tk ýygnamak (to bring together; to collect) · sv samla (to bring together; to collect) · ca aplegar (—to congregate) · mn цуглуулах (to bring together; to collect) · gd trus (to bring together; to collect) · hi बटोरना (to bring together; to collect) · ka შეკრება (—to congregate) · tk çöplemek (to bring together; to collect) · pt coligir (to bring together; to collect) · it accumulare (—to accumulate over time) · grc συνάγω (to bring together; to collect) · tr derlemek (to bring together; to collect) · bho बटोरल (to bring together; to collect) · eo kunveni (—to congregate) · sh окупити (to bring together; to collect) · fr recueillir (to bring together; to collect) · fo savna (to bring together; to collect) · uk збира́тися (to bring together; to collect) · pt colher (—to harvest) · it presumere (to infer or conclude) · fr se rassembler (—to congregate) · ro conchide (to infer or conclude) · fr ramasser (—to harvest) · eo amasigi (to bring together; to collect) · ru де́лать вы́вод (to infer or conclude) · ru собра́ть (—to congregate) · fi koota (to bring together; to collect) · ky чогултуу (to bring together; to collect) · de versammeln (to bring together; to collect) · fi kerätä (to bring parts of a whole closer) · bg натрупвам (—to accumulate over time) · ba йыйыу (to bring together; to collect) · ky жыйноо (to bring together; to collect) · tr buluşmak (—to congregate) · bg съби́рам (to bring together; to collect) · pt amontoar (—to accumulate over time) · uz toʻplamoq (to bring together; to collect) · fi koota (to bring parts of a whole closer) · vi gom góp (to bring together; to collect) · chr ᎠᎾᏓᏟᏏᎭ (—to congregate) · ka დასკვნის გამოტანა (to infer or conclude) · mh ae (—to harvest) · eu bildu (to bring together; to collect) · mh ae (to bring together; to collect) · ka შეგროვება (—to harvest) · sk zbierať (to bring together; to collect) · pt coligir (to infer or conclude) · la conveniō (—to congregate) · ka აკუმულირება (—to accumulate over time) · ba йыйыу (to bring parts of a whole closer) · tr biriktirmek (—to accumulate over time) · hy միանալ (to bring together; to collect) · ka შეკრება (to bring together; to collect) · pt juntar (—to accumulate over time) · bg събирам (—to congregate) · ga dlúthaigh (to bring parts of a whole closer) · fi kerätä (—to harvest) · cmn 集合 (—to congregate) · nn samle (to bring together; to collect) · sh pribrati (to bring together; to collect) · it raccogliere (—to harvest) · et kogunema (to bring together; to collect) · fr s'assembler (—to congregate) · ca inferir (to infer or conclude) · af versamel (to bring together; to collect) · fi kerätä (to bring together; to collect) · ro aduna (to bring together; to collect) · be сабра́ць (to bring together; to collect) · tr toplamak (to bring parts of a whole closer) · dsb gromaźiś (to bring together; to collect) · ta அள்ளு (to bring together; to collect) · ast recoyer (to bring together; to collect) · fur racuei (to bring together; to collect) · mi kukumu (to bring parts of a whole closer) · it bottinare (—to harvest) · az yığmaq (to bring together; to collect) · mi tāhora (—to harvest) · is safna (to bring together; to collect) · it radunarsi (to bring together; to collect) · cs sbírat (to bring together; to collect) · es darse cuenta (to infer or conclude) · sk zebrať (to bring together; to collect) · cu бьрати (to bring together; to collect) · hu összegyűjt (to bring together; to collect) · ca arreplegar (—to congregate) · qu huñuchiy (—to congregate) · ca ajuntar (—to accumulate over time) · vi gom (to bring together; to collect) · ca recollir (to bring together; to collect) · uk зібра́ти (to bring together; to collect) · fi ymmärtää (to infer or conclude) · tk toplanmak (to bring together; to collect) · dsb zběraś (to bring together; to collect) · fr ramasser (to bring parts of a whole closer) · pl zgromadzić (to bring together; to collect) · bg жъна (—to harvest) · mi kāpui (to bring parts of a whole closer) · pl zbierać (to bring together; to collect) · bg набирам (—sewing: to add pleats or folds to a piece of cloth) · ro colecta (to bring together; to collect) · eo amasiĝi (—to congregate) · he אסף (to bring together; to collect) · ka დასკვნა (to infer or conclude) · es yuntar (to bring together; to collect) · bo འདུ (to bring together; to collect) · pt amontoar (to bring together; to collect) · nl verzamelen (to bring together; to collect) · fi kerääntyä (—to congregate) · uk збира́ти (to bring together; to collect) · ka მოგროვება (—to harvest) · cjs сағарға (to bring together; to collect) · ca recol·lectar (—to harvest) · gl recoller (to bring together; to collect) · ba йыйыу (—to accumulate over time) · eu bateratu (to bring together; to collect) · be збіра́ць (to bring together; to collect) · sga do·ecmalla (to bring together; to collect) · lo ສັ່ງສົມ (to bring together; to collect) · bg събирам (to bring parts of a whole closer) · ja 集める (to bring together; to collect) · dsb zgromaźiś (to bring together; to collect) · ko 모으다 (to bring together; to collect) · it ammassare (—to accumulate over time) · it cogliere (to bring together; to collect) · grc ἀθροίζω (to bring together; to collect) · kea djunta (to bring together; to collect) · eo amasigi (—to accumulate over time) · hi इकट्ठा करना (to bring together; to collect) · sh прибрати (to bring together; to collect) · csm mutá·-j- (to bring together; to collect) · tpi bungim (to bring together; to collect) · wa rashonner (to bring together; to collect) · it raccogliersi (to bring parts of a whole closer) · fi vekittää (—sewing: to add pleats or folds to a piece of cloth) · ko 수집하다 (to bring together; to collect) · ru собра́ть (to bring together; to collect) · ale aalax (to bring together; to collect) · sh okupiti (to bring together; to collect) · ar جَمَعَ (to bring together; to collect) · ca acumular (—to accumulate over time) · mk собере (to bring together; to collect) · pt juntar (to bring together; to collect) · msk tipon (to bring together; to collect) · da samle (to bring together; to collect) · ro culege (to bring together; to collect) · cs sebrat (to bring together; to collect) · ca reunir (—to congregate) · ka მოკრება (to bring parts of a whole closer) · la se congregare (—to congregate) · ckb کۆکردن (to bring together; to collect) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 (—to congregate) · fr déduire (to infer or conclude) · got 𐌻𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 (to bring together; to collect) · qu huñuy (—to congregate) · mww koom (to bring together; to collect) · ka თავის მოყრა (to bring together; to collect) · mi kauopeope (—to congregate) · hsb zhromadźić (to bring together; to collect) · uz yigʻmoq (to bring together; to collect) · sw kukutanika (—to congregate) · tr toplanmak (—to congregate) · eu batzar egin (—to congregate) · hsb hromadźić (to bring together; to collect) · eo kolekti (to bring together; to collect) · nl bijeenkomen (to bring together; to collect) · id mengumpulkan (to bring together; to collect) · km ប្រមូល (to bring together; to collect) · lt surinkti (to bring together; to collect) · mi pūkorukoru (—sewing: to add pleats or folds to a piece of cloth) · ka შეკრება (to bring parts of a whole closer) · ru собира́ть (—to harvest) · it arricciare (—sewing: to add pleats or folds to a piece of cloth) · ru собира́ть (—to congregate) · es reunirse (—to congregate) · ru заключа́ть (to infer or conclude) · kix khámshá (—to accumulate over time) · it ammucchiare (—to accumulate over time) · tpi bung (—to congregate) · fa جمع کردن (to bring together; to collect) · ota طورلامق (to bring together; to collect) · fi kerätä (—to accumulate over time) · es recoger (to bring together; to collect) · wa ramasser (—to accumulate over time) · fi kokoontua (—to congregate) · fi tihentää (—knitting: to bring stitches closer together) · hu gyűjt (to bring together; to collect) · pl zebrać (to bring together; to collect) · ru собира́ть (to bring together; to collect) · rup adun (to bring together; to collect) · mi kāpui (to bring together; to collect) · ckb کۆکردن (—to accumulate over time) · kix khámshá (to bring together; to collect) · tyz bít (to bring together; to collect) · fi täyttyä (medicine: to be filled with pus) · tr toplamak (—to accumulate over time) · css uri (shellfish) (—to harvest) · hy հավաքել (to bring together; to collect) · ga cruinnigh (to bring together; to collect) · sq mbledh (to bring together; to collect) · el μαζεύω (to bring together; to collect) · cs shromáždit (to bring together; to collect) · bg събера́ (to bring together; to collect) · pl gromadzić (to bring together; to collect) · tr çıkarmak (to infer or conclude) · mi kohikohi (to bring together; to collect) · fr rassembler (to bring together; to collect) · cmn 聚集 (—to congregate) · mi whakapeti (to bring together; to collect) · th รวบรวม (to bring together; to collect) · pt coletar (to bring together; to collect) · la colligō (to bring together; to collect) · tr toplamak (to bring together; to collect) · sh окупљати (to bring together; to collect) · it presupporre (to infer or conclude) · fr ramasser (to bring together; to collect) · nb samle (to bring together; to collect) · mww sau (to bring together; to collect) · pt congregar (—to congregate) · kk жинау (to bring together; to collect) · kix khámshá (—architecture: to bring nearer together) · bg гноясвам (medicine: to be filled with pus) · de zusammenfinden (—to congregate) · es allegar (to bring together; to collect) · es colegir (to infer or conclude) · oc reculhir (to bring together; to collect) · mk собира (to bring together; to collect) · et koguma (to bring together; to collect) · tr almak (to bring together; to collect) · sl zbrati (to bring together; to collect) · tg ҷамъ кардан (to bring together; to collect) · es juntar (to bring together; to collect) · sga do·inóla (to bring together; to collect) · wa ramasser (—to harvest) · la lego (to bring together; to collect) · cv пух (to bring together; to collect) · el συγκεντρώνω (to bring together; to collect) · es recabdar (to bring together; to collect) · ru аккумули́ровать (—to accumulate over time) · gl recadar (to bring together; to collect) · sl zbirati (to bring together; to collect) · nrf ramâsser (to bring together; to collect) · ka მოგროვება (to bring together; to collect) · mi pōtete (—sewing: to add pleats or folds to a piece of cloth) · de sammeln (to bring together; to collect) · ca col·legir (to infer or conclude) · rup culeg (to bring together; to collect) · sh okupljati (to bring together; to collect) · pt reunir (—to congregate) · az toplamaq (to bring together; to collect) · bg бера (—to harvest) · fi päätellä (to infer or conclude) · tr toplamak (—to harvest) · es recabar (to bring together; to collect) · it adunarsi (—to congregate) · txb kraup- (to bring together; to collect) · ja 収集する (to bring together; to collect) · dsb zezběraś (to bring together; to collect) · ba йыйыу (—to congregate) · mi takahui (—to accumulate over time) · cs shromažďovat (to bring together; to collect) · it dedurre (to infer or conclude) · la colligō (—to harvest)