gather
noun
1. sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
Similar word(s): gathering
Definition categories: man–made, sewing, stitchery
2. the act of gathering something
Similar word(s): gathering
Definition categories: act, aggregation, assembling, collecting, collection
verb
1. assemble or get together
- gather some stones
Similar word(s): collect, garner
Definition categories: contact
2. collect in one place
- Let's gather in the dining room
Similar word(s): assemble, foregather, forgather, meet
Definition categories: social, interact
3. collect or gather
Similar word(s): accumulate, amass, conglomerate, cumulate
Definition categories: change, increase
4. conclude from evidence
- I gather you have not done your homework
Definition categories: communication, conclude, reason
5. draw together into folds or puckers
Definition categories: contact, sew, stitch
6. get people together
- gather the close family members
Similar word(s): assemble
Definition categories: social
7. draw and bring closer
- she gathered her shawl around her shoulders
Definition categories: contact, pull
8. look for (food) in nature
- Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall
Definition categories: contact, search, seek
9. increase or develop
- the car gathers speed
Similar word(s): gain
Definition categories: change, increase
Sentences with gather as a verb:
- I've been gathering ideas from the people I work with.
- She bent down to gather the reluctant cat from beneath the chair.
- We went to gather some blackberries from the nearby lane.
- Over the years he'd gathered a considerable collection of mugs.
- People gathered round as he began to tell his story.
- She gathered the shawl about her as she stepped into the cold.
- A gown should be gathered around the top so that it will remain shaped.
- Be careful not to stretch or gather your knitting.
- If you want to emphasise the shape, it is possible to gather the waistline.
- to gather the slack of a rope
- From his silence, I gathered that things had not gone well.
- I gather from Aunty May that you had a good day at the match.
- Salt water can help boils to gather and then burst.