gathering Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .
Noun
( en noun)
A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
- I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists.
A group of people or things.
- A gathering of fruit.
((bookbinding)) A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.
- This gathering machine forms the backbone of a bookbinding operation.
A charitable contribution; a collection.
A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) (m), equivalent to .
Verb
( head)
present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together
- She enjoyed gathering wildflowers.
Derived terms
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gether English
Verb
( en verb)
(obsolete, or, regional)
*{{quote-book, year=1919, author=Frederic Moorman, title=More Tales of the Ridings, chapter=, edition= citation
, passage="'Twere back-end o' t' yeer," he continued at last, "an' t' lads had gone into t' woods to gether hesel-nuts an' accorns. }}
*{{quote-book, year=1898, author=John Hartley, title=Yorkshire Lyrics, chapter=, edition= citation
, passage=An a taicher wise aw've faand thi, An this lesson gained throo thee; 'At when dangers gether raand me, Th' wisest tactics is to flee. }}
*{{quote-book, year=1881, author=Sarah P. McLean Greene, title=Cape Cod Folks, chapter=, edition= citation
, passage=I remember once, we'd had a spell o' weather jest like this, and it begun to gether up in the same way. }}
*{{quote-book, year=1872, author=Edward Eggleston, title=The End Of The World, chapter=, edition= citation
, passage=But the silence was broken by Cynthy Ann, who came into the hall and called, "Jule, I wish you would go to the barn and gether the eggs; I want to make some cake." }}
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