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  • gather — [gath′ər] vt. [ME gaderen < OE gad(e)rian, akin to OFris gaduria, Du gaderen < IE base * ghedh , to unite, join > (TO)GETHER, GOOD, Ger gatte, spouse] 1. to cause to come together in one place or group 2. to get or collect gradually from …   English World dictionary

  • gather — ► VERB 1) come or bring together; assemble or accumulate. 2) harvest (a crop). 3) collect plants, fruits, etc., for food. 4) draw together or towards oneself. 5) develop a higher degree of: the movement is gathering pace. 6) infer; understand. 7) …   English terms dictionary

  • gather — gatherable, adj. gatherer, n. /gadh euhr/, v.t. 1. to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops. 2. to bring together or assemble from various places, sources, or people; collect gradually: The… …   Universalium

  • gather — gath•er [[t]ˈgæð ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to bring together into one group, collection, or place; collect: to gather firewood; to gather supporters[/ex] 2) agr. to pick or harvest (any crop or natural yield) from its place of growth: to gather fruit[/ex] …   From formal English to slang

  • gather — I. verb (gathered; gathering) Etymology: Middle English gaderen, from Old English gaderian; akin to Middle High German gadern to unite more at good Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to bring together ; collect < tried to …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • gather — /ˈgæðə / (say gadhuh) verb (t) 1. to bring (persons, animals, or things) together into one company or aggregate. 2. to get together from various places or sources; collect gradually. 3. to learn or infer from observation: I gather that he ll be… …  

  • gather — verb 1》 come or bring together; assemble or accumulate. 2》 bring together and take in from scattered places or sources     ↘harvest (a crop).     ↘collect plants, fruits, etc., for food: hunting and gathering. 3》 develop a higher degree of: the… …   English new terms dictionary

  • amass — amassable, adj. amasser, n. amassment, n. /euh mas /, v.t. 1. to gather for oneself; collect as one s own: to amass a huge amount of money. 2. to collect into a mass or pile; gather: He amassed his papers for his memoirs. v.i. 3. to come… …   Universalium

  • hoard — I noun accumulation, acervus, aggregation, amassment, cache, collection, copia, cumulation, fund, heap, mass, repository, reserves, riches, saving, stack, stock, stockpile, store, supply, treasure II verb accrue, accumulate, acquire, agglomerate …   Law dictionary

  • amass — a•mass [[t]əˈmæs[/t]] v. t. 1) to gather for oneself: to amass a fortune[/ex] 2) to collect into a mass or pile; gather 3) to come together; assemble: A large crowd amassed for the parade[/ex] • Etymology: 1475–85; < F amasser= a V+masser, der …   From formal English to slang

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