gather

A2 Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled gethered and getherin

US /ˈɡæðɚ/ UK /ˈɡæðə/ See IPA manual

Freq #2696

Meanings

1

verb
To come together in one place, or to bring people or things together.

A large crowd gathered in the square to watch the parade.
2

verb
To collect things from different places into one.

She gathered her books and left the classroom.
3

verb
To understand or conclude something from what you have heard or seen.

From his tone, I gathered that he was not happy with the result.
4

verb
To pick or collect food, such as fruit or nuts, from where it grows.

Our ancestors gathered nuts and berries in the autumn.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to come together in one... collect assemble

2 verb · to collect things from... collect garner

More accumulatebegathertogetherize

Word family

Forms gatheredgathers

Derived forms begatherchip-and-gatherforgathergatherablegathererhunter-gatherhunter-gatheringingathermisgatheromnium-gatherumregathertogether

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Simplified etymology

Gather is an Old English word that probably shares an ancient root with good, originally meaning “to bring together” or “unite.”

Etymology

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”).

*gʰedʰ- Proto-Indo-European gaderen Middle English gaderian Old English *gadurōn Proto-West Germanic

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# gather

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈɡæðɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɡæðə/
**Frequency rank:** 2696

## Meanings
1. To come together in one place, or to bring people or things together.
2. To collect things from different places into one.
3. To understand or conclude something from what you have heard or seen.
4. To pick or collect food, such as fruit or nuts, from where it grows.

## Examples
- A large crowd gathered in the square to watch the parade.
- She gathered her books and left the classroom.
- From his tone, I gathered that he was not happy with the result.
- Our ancestors gathered nuts and berries in the autumn.

## Synonyms
- accumulate
- assemble
- begather
- togetherize

## Derived Forms
- begather
- chip-and-gather
- forgather
- gatherable
- gatherer
- hunter-gather
- hunter-gathering
- ingather
- misgather
- omnium-gatherum
- regather
- together

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *gʰedʰ-
- Root: gaderen
- Root: gaderian
- Root: *gadurōn

## Etymology
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”).

## AI Etymology
Gather comes 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”). In current use, the main senses are “To come together in one place, or to bring people or things together” and “To collect things from different places into one”.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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