gatheringnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡæð.ər.ɪŋ/us/ˈɡæð.ɚ.ɪŋ/C1 a party or a meeting when many people come together as a group:
There will be a gathering of world leaders in Vienna next month.
a social gathering (= when people meet for pleasure not work)
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- The city is hosting a gathering of business leaders next month.
- They met at a social gathering organized by the company.
- They started as informal gatherings but they have become increasingly formalized in the last few years.
- Our next gathering will take place in London on 5 August.
- He didn't enjoy these social gatherings and would look for an excuse to leave early.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Meeting people
- appointment
- conclave
- cross
- cross sb's path/cross paths with sb idiom
- deal
- hello
- hook
- hook up
- how are things (with you)? idiom
- how do you do? idiom
- it's a date idiom
- known
- massed
- meet
- meeting point
- muster point
- rally
- remember sb to sb
- run across sb
- tryst
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