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GATHER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for GATHER?

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Gather as a Noun
Definitions of "Gather" as a noun
Synonyms of "Gather" as a noun (1 Word)
Gather as a Verb
Definitions of "Gather" as a verb
Synonyms of "Gather" as a verb (65 Words)
Usage Examples of "Gather" as a verb
Associations of "Gather" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Gather” are: assemble, foregather, forgather, meet, collect, garner, pull together, gain, get together, pucker, tuck, accumulate, amass, conglomerate, cumulate, pile up, congregate, convene, come together, muster, rally, converge, put together, harvest, reap, pick, pluck, crop, glean, clasp, clutch, take, pull, embrace, enfold, hold, hug, cuddle, squeeze, understand, be given to understand, believe, be led to believe, think, conclude, come to the conclusion, deduce, infer, draw the inference, assume, surmise, fancy, summon, summon up, call together, bring together, round up, pleat, shirr, fold, corrugate, ruffle, crimp, crease, scrunch up, gathering

Gather as a Noun

Definitions of "Gather" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “gather” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A part of a garment that is gathered.
The act of gathering something.
Sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching.

Synonyms of "Gather" as a noun (1 Word)

gathering

The act of gathering something.
A family gathering.

Gather as a Verb

Definitions of "Gather" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “gather” as a verb can have the following definitions:

Draw and bring closer.
Assemble or get together.
Pull (someone) into one's arms.
Collect or gather.
Draw together into folds or puckers.
Collect in one place.
Harvest grain or other crops.
Get people together.
Draw and hold together (fabric or a part of a garment) by running thread through it.
Bring together and take in from scattered places or sources.
Infer; understand.
Collect plants, fruits, etc., for food.
Increase in (speed, force, etc.
Increase or develop.
Pick something up.
Look for (food) in nature.
Gain or recover (one's breath.
Come together; assemble or accumulate.
Conclude from evidence.
Summon up (a mental or physical attribute) for a purpose.

Synonyms of "Gather" as a verb (65 Words)

accumulate	Gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of. Her goal was to accumulate* a huge fortune.*
amass	Get or gather together. He amassed a fortune estimated at close to a million pounds.
assemble	Get people together. Assemble the program and produce a file suitable to input to the simulator.
assume	Take on as one’s own the expenses or debts of another person. The queen assumed the stately robes.
be given to understand	Represent, as of a character on stage.
be led to believe	To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive form.
believe	Follow a credo have a faith be a believer. When you hear his sermons you will be able to believe* too.*
bring together	Cause to come into a particular state or condition.
call together	Read aloud to check for omissions or absentees.
clasp	Grasp firmly. Kate s arms were clasped around her knees.
clutch	Hold firmly, usually with one’s hands. Mrs Longhill clutched at the idea.
collect	Gather or collect. He went round the office collecting old coffee cups.
come to the conclusion	Cover a certain distance.
come together	Come forth.
conclude	Bring or come to an end. The doctors concluded that Esther had suffered a stroke.
conglomerate	Form a conglomerate by merging diverse firms. The urge to conglomerate* has long been out of fashion in American boardrooms.*
congregate	Come together, usually for a purpose. The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve.
convene	Call together. The council convened last week.
converge	(of lines) tend to meet at a point. The crowd converged on the movie star.
corrugate	Contract or cause to contract into wrinkles or folds. Micky s brow corrugated in a simian frown.
crease	Make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface make a pressed folded or wrinkled line in. Crease the paper like this to make a crane.
crimp	Curl tightly. Crimped blonde hair.
crop	Prepare for crops. The horse was gratefully cropping the grass.
cuddle	Hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth. I cuddled the baby.
cumulate	Collect or gather. The systems cumulate* data over a period of years.*
deduce	Conclude by reasoning; in logic. Little can be safely deduced from these figures.
draw the inference	Allow a draft.
embrace	Include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one’s sphere or territory. They embraced.
enfold	Enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering. He enfolded her in his arms and stroked her hair.
fancy	Have a fancy or particular liking or desire for. I fancy* him to win the tournament.*
fold	Become folded or folded up. A bag was folded around the book.
foregather	Collect in one place. Most of the students had foregathered by this time.
forgather	Collect in one place.
gain	Benefit. We gained the ridge.
garner	Assemble or get together. The crop was ready to be reaped and garnered.
get together	Reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress.
glean	Obtain (information) from various sources, often with difficulty. The information is gleaned from press cuttings.
harvest	Gather a crop as a harvest. The research teams are leading the way in identifying new ways of harvesting the sun s energy.
hold	Be capable of holding or containing. Hold in place.
hug	Fit closely or tightly. I headed north hugging the coastline all the way.
infer	Guess correctly; solve by guessing. From these facts we can infer* that crime has been increasing.*
meet	Fill or meet a want or need. This policy is doing nothing to meet* the needs of women.*
muster	Collect or assemble (a number or amount. He replied with as much dignity as he could muster.
pick	Attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground for example. He picked a match out of the box.
pile up	Arrange in stacks.
pleat	Pleat or gather into a ruffle. She was absently pleating her skirt between her fingers.
pluck	Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion. The turkeys are plucked and cleaned by machine.
pucker	Draw together into folds or puckers. She puckered her lips.
pull	Bring take or pull out of a container or from under a cover. She pulled a handkerchief out of her pocket.
pull together	Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation.
put together	Formulate in a particular style or language.
rally	Drive in a rally. We re driving off to Spain to rally.
reap	Cut or gather (a crop or harvest. The company is poised to reap* the benefits of this investment.*
round up	Wind around; move along a circular course.
ruffle	Pleat or gather into a ruffle. Ruffle the curtain fabric.
scrunch up	Raise.
shirr	Gather (an area of fabric or part of a garment) by means of drawn or elasticized threads in parallel rows. I shirred the waist and the back panel.
squeeze	Squeeze someone tightly in your arms usually with fondness. He squeezed my hand.
summon	Call in an official matter, such as to attend court. Running into an old friend summoned up memories of her childhood.
summon up	Gather or bring together.
surmise	Suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it. I surmised that the butler did it.
take	Be designed to hold or take. Take the gun from your pocket.
think	Have a particular mental attitude or approach. He was thinking about Colin.
tuck	Make a tuck or several folds in. The suit was pinned and tucked all over.
understand	Be understanding of. I don t understand* the idea.*

Usage Examples of "Gather" as a verb

Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall.
The harvest of wheat and barley had been gathered in.
The car gathers speed.
Let's gather in the dining room.
The front is gathered at the waist.
The destroyer gathered speed.
She paused to gather her breath and leaned against the wall puffing.
She lay gathering her thoughts together.
I gathered that they were old friends.
The Bushmen live by hunting and gathering.
I gathered up the prescription and went to the door.
Gather the close family members.
She gathered her shawl around her shoulders.
He gathered himself for a tremendous leap.
She gathered the child in her arms.
I gather you have not done your homework.
Gather some stones.
Information that we have gathered about people.
As soon as a crowd gathered, the police came.

Associations of "Gather" (30 Words)

accumulate	Gradually gather or acquire (a resulting whole. Her goal was to accumulate* a huge fortune.*
agglomerate	Collected or formed into a mass. He is seeking to agglomerate* the functions of the Home Office.*
agglomeration	A mass or collection of things; an assemblage. The arts centre is an agglomeration* of theatres galleries shops restaurants and bars.*
amalgamate	To bring or combine together or with something else. The amalgamated colleges constituted a university.
amass	Gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of material or things) over a period of time. She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis.
assemble	Get people together. We assembled in the church basement.
cluster	Come together as in a cluster or flock. Students tended to have marks clustering around 70 per cent.
coalesce	Combine (elements) in a mass or whole. The puddles had coalesced into shallow streams.
coalescing	Growing together, fusing.
collect	Gather or collect. Collect rainwater to use on the garden.
collective	A collective farm. A collective* sigh of relief from parents.*
compile	Convert (a program) into a machine-code or lower-level form in which the program can be executed. The world champion compiled a break of 101.
concentrate	Compress or concentrate. The nation s wealth was concentrated in the hands of the governing elite.
confluent	Flowing together. These confluent* tones helped to fuse and unite his landscapes.*
congregate	Gather into a crowd or mass. Some 4 000 demonstrators had congregated at a border point.
converge	(of a series) approximate in the sum of its terms towards a definite limit. Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power.
convergent	Tending to come together from different directions. One of the most bizarre examples of convergent* evolution concerns the so called periodical cicadas.*
cumulate	Be gathered together and combined. All unpaid dividend payments cumulate* and are paid when earnings are sufficient.*
focused	Being in focus or brought into focus. The need for more focused* research.*
gathering	The act of gathering something. A family gathering.
harvest	Gather a crop as a harvest. Farmers work longer hours during the harvest.
huddle	A brief gathering of players during a game to receive instructions, especially in American Football. Let s huddle* together it s cold.*
integrate	Become one become integrated. Transport planning should be integrated with energy policy.
meet	A meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held. She took Paul to meet* her parents.*
merge	Blend or cause to blend gradually into something else so as to become indistinguishable from it. We merged our resources.
nucleate	Form around a central area. Some cells had nucleated.
overlap	A part or amount which overlaps. An overlap* of shifts.*
scythe	Cut with a scythe. The grass was scythed at regular intervals.
synthesis	The process of making compound and derivative words. The ideology represented a synthesis* of certain ideas.*
united	Joined together politically, for a common purpose, or by common feelings. Women acting together in a united* way.*