congregate

  • 11congregate — [[t]kɒ̱ŋgrɪgeɪt[/t]] congregates, congregating, congregated VERB When people congregate, they gather together and form a group. Youngsters love to congregate here in the evenings outside cinemas showing American films... Visitors congregated on… …

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  • 12congregate — UK [ˈkɒŋɡrɪɡeɪt] / US [ˈkɑŋɡrəˌɡeɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms congregate : present tense I/you/we/they congregate he/she/it congregates present participle congregating past tense congregated past participle congregated to gather together in …

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  • 13congregate — I. verb ( gated; gating) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin congregatus, past participle of congregare, from com + greg , grex flock Date: 15th century transitive verb to collect into a group or crowd ; assemble intransitive verb to come… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 14congregate — con|gre|gate [ˈkɔŋgrıgeıt US ˈka:ŋ ] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of congregare, from com ( COM ) + grex [i] crowd ] to come together in a group ▪ Crowds began to congregate to hear the President s speech …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15congregate — verb (I) to come together in a group: Crowds began to congregate to hear the President s speech …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16congregate housing — {n.}, {informal} A form of housing for elderly persons in which dining facilities and services are shared in multiple dwelling units. * /Jerry put Grandma in a place where they have congregate housing./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 17congregate housing — {n.}, {informal} A form of housing for elderly persons in which dining facilities and services are shared in multiple dwelling units. * /Jerry put Grandma in a place where they have congregate housing./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 18congregate\ housing — noun informal A form of housing for elderly persons in which dining facilities and services are shared in multiple dwelling units. Jerry put Grandma in a place where they have congregate housing …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 19congregate — congregative, adj. congregativeness, n. congregator, n. v. /kong gri gayt /; adj. /kong gri git, gayt /, v., congregated, congregating, adj. v.i. 1. to come together; assemble, esp. in large numbers: People waiting for rooms congregated in the… …

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  • 20congregate — 1. adjective /ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹə.ɡeɪt/ Collected; compact; close. 2. verb /ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹə.ɡeɪt/ a) To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to assemble; to bring into one place, or into a united body; to gather together; to ma …

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