ingather en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English ingaderen (“To drive (enemy troops) into a trap”), equivalent to in- + gather.
Meanings
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(transitive) To collect or gather in
she curbed to and fro with her strong forearms rising like springs ingathered, waiting and quivering grievously, and beginning to sweat about it.
1869, R[ichard] D[oddridge] Blackmore, chapter X, in Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Sampson Low, Son, & Marston, […], →OCLC:
- (intransitive) To gather together
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ingathers | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| ingathering | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ingathered | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ingathered | Tense=Past | lexicographic |