assemble

CEFRB2

/əˈsɛm.bəl/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To bring people or parts together in one place or group.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To gather as a group.

Examples

  • All the students were asked to assemble in the main hall.

  • The factory now under construction will assemble 3,000 VCR units per day.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To translate from assembly language to machine code.

  2. To put together.

More examples

In context

  • This bookcase is easy to assemble.

  • The parents assembled in the school hall.

  • He assembled the model ship.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English assemblen, from Old French assembler (“to assemble”), from Medieval Latin assimulāre (“to bring together”), from ad- + simulō (“copy, imitate”), from similis (“like, similar”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together, one”). Doublet of assimilate.