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Meanings of gather in English

Portuguese
reunião
Catalan
recollida
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A sewing technique for shortening the length of a strip of fabric.

        Related terms
        reunião
        Portuguese
        amontoar
        Catalan
        reunir-se
        Spanish
        ensamblar

        To heap up; to collect or gather (e.g. work, magazines, etc.).

          Related terms
          amontoar
          Portuguese
          reunir
          Catalan
          reunir-se
          Spanish
          congregarse

          To collect in one place, usually for a purpose.

              reunir
              Spanish
              fruncir

              Draw together into folds or puckers.

                    fruncir
                    Usage of gather in English
                    1
                    Families gather at the ship's home base, anxiously hoping for good news.
                    The Irish Times
                    2
                    Negotiating takes time and you need to think, gather information and strategise.
                    The Irish Times
                    3
                    Others are trying to gather new information to better measure underlying behaviour.
                    Reuters
                    4
                    Facebook Twitter Pinterest Fans gather to watch 'dour German second division football'.
                    The Guardian
                    5
                    Each year they gather in the vast library of the family home.
                    The Irish Times
                    6
                    Others are trying to gather new information to better measure underlying behavior.
                    Reuters
                    7
                    You don't panic, you just gather data and deal with the situation.
                    Woken furies
                    8
                    When market storm clouds gather, Japanese investor demand for home currency rockets.
                    Reuters
                    9
                    Galbraith said, 'You've known Captain Bolitho for a long time, I gather.'
                    Second to None
                    10
                    There was one place, however, where they could gather with minimal risk.
                    Heir of Fire
                    11
                    All 90 family shareholders gather once a year for an annual meeting.
                    Reuters
                    12
                    The number of people allowed to gather in homes remains at 20.
                    News.com.au
                    13
                    Citizen science is all about the general public helping professionals gather data.
                    Radio NZ
                    14
                    Now the residents must gather together and risk getting infection, he said.
                    The South African
                    15
                    Labour's MPs gather in Wellington today to select their new leadership team.
                    Radio NZ
                    16
                    The initiative must undergo a state review and supporters must gather signatures.
                    Reuters
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                    Common
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