What does gather mean?

gather means "assemble or get together". That is the primary sense; the word has 11 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in gather?

gather has 2 syllables: gat-her. The stress falls on "gat". In IPA it is /ˈɡæðɚ/.

What is another word for gather?

Close synonyms include garner, collect, pull together, meet, assemble. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of gather?

The recorded antonyms are spread.

Is gather a common word?

gather is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

gather — meaning, pronunciation and 11 definitions

verb

9 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
assemble or get together
“gather some stones”
“pull your thoughts together”
Synonymsgarner collect pull together
Antonymsspread
Narrowermobilize rake reap club hive salvage muster round up pick nut
2.
collect in one place
“We assembled in the church basement”
“Let's gather in the dining room”
Synonymsmeet assemble forgather foregather
Broaderinteract
Narrowergroup meet congregate hive fort convene cluster crowd converge turn out
3.
collect or gather
“Journals are accumulating in my office”
“The work keeps piling up”
Synonymsaccumulate cumulate conglomerate pile up amass
Broaderincrease
Narrowerbacklog accrete drift
4.
conclude from evidence
“I gather you have not done your homework”
Broaderreason
5.
draw together into folds or puckers
Synonymspucker tuck
Broadersew
6.
get people together
“assemble your colleagues”
“get together all those who are interested in the project”
“gather the close family members”
Synonymsassemble get together
Narrowermake
7.
draw and bring closer
“she gathered her shawl around her shoulders”
Broaderpull
8.
look for (food) in nature
“Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall”
Broadersearch
Narrowershell
9.
increase or develop
“the peace movement gained momentum”
“the car gathers speed”
Synonymsgain
Broaderincrease

noun

2 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
Synonymsgathering
Broadersewing
2.
the act of gathering something
Synonymsgathering
Broadercollection
Narrowercentralization harvest

Other forms of gather

plural: gathers·
past tense: gatherred·
present participle: gatherring·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about gather

What does gather mean?: gather means "assemble or get together". That is the primary sense; the word has 11 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in gather?: gather has 2 syllables: gat-her. The stress falls on "gat". In IPA it is /ˈɡæðɚ/.
What is another word for gather?: Close synonyms include garner, collect, pull together, meet, assemble. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of gather?: The recorded antonyms are spread.
Is gather a common word?: gather is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for gather come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

verb

9 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
assemble or get together
“gather some stones”
“pull your thoughts together”
Synonymsgarner collect pull together
Antonymsspread
Narrowermobilize rake reap club hive salvage muster round up pick nut
2.
collect in one place
“We assembled in the church basement”
“Let's gather in the dining room”
Synonymsmeet assemble forgather foregather
Broaderinteract
Narrowergroup meet congregate hive fort convene cluster crowd converge turn out
3.
collect or gather
“Journals are accumulating in my office”
“The work keeps piling up”
Synonymsaccumulate cumulate conglomerate pile up amass
Broaderincrease
Narrowerbacklog accrete drift
4.
conclude from evidence
“I gather you have not done your homework”
Broaderreason
5.
draw together into folds or puckers
Synonymspucker tuck
Broadersew
6.
get people together
“assemble your colleagues”
“get together all those who are interested in the project”
“gather the close family members”
Synonymsassemble get together
Narrowermake
7.
draw and bring closer
“she gathered her shawl around her shoulders”
Broaderpull
8.
look for (food) in nature
“Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall”
Broadersearch
Narrowershell
9.
increase or develop
“the peace movement gained momentum”
“the car gathers speed”
Synonymsgain
Broaderincrease

noun

2 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
Synonymsgathering
Broadersewing
2.
the act of gathering something
Synonymsgathering
Broadercollection
Narrowercentralization harvest

Other forms of gather

plural: gathers·
past tense: gatherred·
present participle: gatherring·

Questions about gather

What does gather mean?: gather means "assemble or get together". That is the primary sense; the word has 11 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in gather?: gather has 2 syllables: gat-her. The stress falls on "gat". In IPA it is /ˈɡæðɚ/.
What is another word for gather?: Close synonyms include garner, collect, pull together, meet, assemble. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of gather?: The recorded antonyms are spread.
Is gather a common word?: gather is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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