Gather Meaning
/ˈɡæðə/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo collect normally separate things.
verbTo collect normally separate things., Especially, to harvest food.
Sentence Examples
Maruyama Park is a place where a lot of people gather.
You must gather further information.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The children ____ fresh wildflowers in the meadow every spring.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We should ____ all the necessary data before we start to analyze the results of our scientific experiment.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Tears from the depth of some divine despair / Rise in the heart, and gather to the eyes, […]"
— 1847, Alfred Tennyson, “Part IV”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 66:
"At the north-western most of Iran, to the south of Maku, is the Church of Qara Kelisa (meaning the Black Church) in a village of the same name. Here is reputed to be the burialplace of St. Thaddeus and every year thousands of Armenians gather there for prayer."
— 2010, “Ardebil, East and West Azerbaijan Provinces”, in F. Ghani, transl., Iran The Ancient Land in Persian, English & German, 9th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 231:
"Their snow-ball did not gather as it went."
— 1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, →OCLC:
"Press reports of the length of time the bridge is likely to be out of action vary greatly, but Mr. Farr gathers that a temporary structure may be ready in six months; complete reconstruction, however, will take at least two years. [It was never rebuilt or replaced, and demolished instead.]"
— 1960 January, “Talking of Trains: The Seven Bridge disaster”, in Trains Illustrated, page 5:
"He gathers ground upon her in the chase."
— 1717, John Dryden [et al.], “(please specify |book=I to XV)”, in Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Fifteen Books. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The children ____ fresh wildflowers in the meadow every spring.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We should ____ all the necessary data before we start to analyze the results of our scientific experiment.