gather
pronunciation
How to pronounce gather in British English:
UK [ˈɡæðə(r)]
How to pronounce gather in American English:
US [ˈɡæðər]
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- Noun:
- sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
- the act of gathering something
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- Verb:
- assemble or get together
- collect in one place
- collect or gather
- conclude from evidence
- draw fabric together and sew it tightly
- get people together
- look for (food) in nature
Word Origin
- gather
- gather: [OE] Gather goes back ultimately to Germanic *gath- ‘bring together, unite’ (which also produced English good). From it was derived *gadurī (source of English together), which in turn formed the basis of a verb *gadurōjan. Its offspring include Middle High German gaten ‘come together’, Old Frisian gadia ‘unite’, and Old English gaderian, whence modern English gather. It also produced German gatte ‘husband, spouse’, originally ‘companion’.=> good, together
- gather (v.)
- Old English gadrian, gædrian "unite, agree, assemble; gather, collect, store up" (transitive and intransitive), used of flowers, thoughts, persons; from Proto-Germanic *gaduron "come or bring together, unite" (cognates: Old English gæd "fellowship, companionship," gædeling "companion;" Middle Low German gadderen; Old Frisian gaderia; Dutch gaderen "to gather," gade "spouse;" German Gatte "husband;" Gothic gadiliggs), from PIE *ghedh- "to unite, join" (see good (adj.)). Change of spelling from -d- to -th- is 1500s, reflecting earlier change in pronunciation (as in mother, weather, father). Related: Gathered; gathering.
- gather (n.)
- "plait or fold in cloth," 1660s, from gather (v.).
Example
- 1. Then they gather feedback and do short iterations .
- 2. Black clouds gather in the sky before aila .
- 3. Brussels may simply want to gather more information .
- 4. Families gather and have dinner to give thanks and celebrate life .
- 5. New branches sprouted up to gather that cash .