英语词汇“gather”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

gather

释义

verb | noun

gathergather1 /ˈgæðɚ/ ●●● S3 W2 verb

ETYMOLOGYgather¹

Origin: Old English gaderian

VERB TABLE

gather

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	gather
	he, she, it	gathers
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	gathered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have gathered
	he, she, it	has gathered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had gathered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will gather
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have gathered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am gathering
	he, she, it	is gathering
	you, we, they	are gathering
Past	I, he, she, it	was gathering
	you, we, they	were gathering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been gathering
	he, she, it	has been gathering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been gathering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be gathering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been gathering

COLLOCATIONS► from what I can gather/as far as I can gather

(=from the information you have heard)

THESAURUSsee somebody at an arranged place► meet

to come to the same place as someone else because you have arranged to find him or her there: We’re going to meet at 11:00. I’ll meet you guys downtown at 7:00.

► get together

informal to meet people, especially friends and family, to spend time together: We all got together at my house for a cookout.

► gather

if people gather somewhere they all come to the same place to do or see something: Fans have started to gather outside the stadium.

► assemble

formal to gather, especially in an organized way: If the fire alarm sounds, please assemble in the parking lot and report to your manager.

► come together

if people come together, they meet because they all share a purpose: People came together from miles away to attend his funeral.

► congregate

to gather. Used especially about a large number of people who gather in one place: A group of protesters had congregated outside.

► convene

formal to come together for a formal meeting, or to ask people to do this: The committee will convene again in two weeks.

► run into/bump into

informal to meet someone you know when you are doing something else: I ran into Theo at the grocery store last night.

1COME TOGETHER [intransitive, transitive] to come together and form a group, or to make a group do this: gather (somebody) to do something The group gathers daily at the senior center to sing songs.gather (somebody) together The bridesmaids gathered together for a picture. We gathered the employees together to make the announcement.gather around (something) A crowd gathered around the spot to watch the fight.be gathered Around fifty protesters were gathered in the park.► see thesaurus at meet12KNOW/THINK [transitive not in progressive] to believe that something is true, because of what you have seen or heard: Jack was not happy about the news, I gather.I/we gather (that) I gather that you really don’t want to be here.from what I can gather/as far as I can gather (=from the information you have heard) “It’s not the first time it’s happened.” “So I gather.” (=I have heard that this is true)3COLLECT [intransitive, transitive] to get things from different places and put them together in one place SYN collect: Researchers have gathered information on a variety of diseases.gather (something) together/up Debbie gathered up the clothes and got in line to pay for them.4gather speed/force/momentum etc. to move faster, become stronger, get more support, etc. SYN gain: The plane gathered speed down the runway. The international relief effort appears to be gathering momentum.5gather yourself (together) (also gather your thoughts/strength etc.) to prepare yourself for something you are going to do, especially something difficult: I took a few moments to gather my thoughts before going into the meeting.6gather dust a)if something useful gathers dust, it is not being used: We sold our piano because it was just gathering dust. b)if something gathers dust, dust sticks to it easily7CLOTH [transitive] a)to pull cloth into small folds at the edge: Gather the material and baste it. b)to pull cloth or a piece of clothing closer to you: I gathered my coat around me and went outside.8CLOUDS [intransitive] if clouds gather, they start to appear and cover the sky9the gathering darkness/dusk/shadows etc. literary the time in the evening when it is getting dark10gather somebody to you/gather somebody up literary to take someone into your arms and hold him or her in order to give protection or show love[Origin: Old English gaderian]

verb | noun

gathergather2 noun [countable] a small fold produced by pulling cloth together at the edge

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