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

Congregate is a verb that means to come together, to assemble, or to gather. At school dances, you may congregate with your friends, because you get nervous in front of kids you don't know very well.

Congregate comes from Latin root words com, meaning "together" and gregare, meaning "to gather in a flock." Congregation, or a gathering or assembly, comes from the same roots, as does gregarious, an adjective describing someone who likes to gather with others to socialize. If you remember the key word is flock — what ministers often call their congregations — you should have no trouble remembering congregate means to flock together.

WORD FAMILY

congregate: congregated, congregates, congregating, congregation+/congregating: congregatings/congregation: congregational, congregations/congregational: congregationally

USAGE EXAMPLES

Between classes, teachers congregate in hallways and share progress about students.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

And an existing state law prohibits loitering in areas where children congregate.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016)

Every winter, great white sharks swim for 30 to 40 days to congregate at a particular spot halfway between Mexico and Hawaii.

BBC(Dec 30, 2016)

v come together, usually for a purpose

The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve

Hyper

assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet

collect in one place

单词	congregate
释义	congregate (once / 306 pages) v Congregate is a verb that means to come together, to assemble, or to gather. At school dances, you may congregate with your friends, because you get nervous in front of kids you don't know very well. Congregate comes from Latin root words com, meaning "together" and gregare, meaning "to gather in a flock." Congregation, or a gathering or assembly, comes from the same roots, as does gregarious, an adjective describing someone who likes to gather with others to socialize. If you remember the key word is flock — what ministers often call their congregations — you should have no trouble remembering congregate means to flock together. WORD FAMILY congregate: congregated, congregates, congregating, congregation+/congregating: congregatings/congregation: congregational, congregations/congregational: congregationally USAGE EXAMPLES Between classes, teachers congregate in hallways and share progress about students. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) And an existing state law prohibits loitering in areas where children congregate. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) Every winter, great white sharks swim for 30 to 40 days to congregate at a particular spot halfway between Mexico and Hawaii. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) v come together, usually for a purpose The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve Hyper assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet collect in one place
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