gather

UK /ˈɡæðə/ US /ˈɡæðɚ/
verb 5noun 5

Collocations

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1

(verb.) come together in a group

ADV

quickly | around/round, together

PREP

about/around/round

People gathered around the campfire to listen to stories and enjoy the warm evening.

for

The whole family gathered for dinner on Sunday evening.

2

(verb.) bring people/things together

ADV

hastily, quickly

They quickly gathered the children before the storm arrived.

carefully | together, up

3

(verb.) increase

ADV

quickly, rapidly

Storm clouds quickly gathered above the city as the weather forecast had predicted.

slowly | steadily

VERB + GATHER

begin to, start to

The team started to gather momentum after winning their first match of the season.

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