gather dust en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To remain unused for a long period of time.
As we contemplate the half-finished arterial roads and electrification plans of our own age, and the town-planning schemes that gather dust in the public libraries, we can admire the drive and action of the railway pioneers.
1951 December, Michael Robbins, “John Francis's "History of the English Railway"”, in Railway Magazine, page 800:Since he bought the book, it's just been sitting on the bookshelf and gathering dust.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gathered dust | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| gathered dust | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gathers dust | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| gathering dust | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (13)
ru запыли́ться (Translations) · pl zbierać kurz (Translations) · fi pölyyntyä (Translations) · pl zebrać kurz (Translations) · ru пыли́ться (Translations) · fr prendre la poussière (Translations) · cmn 吃灰 (Translations) · de verstauben (Translations) · es acumular polvo (Translations) · fi pölyttyä (Translations) · es criar polvo (Translations) · it prendere polvere (Translations) · nl verstoffen (Translations)