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con·gre·gate

(kŏng′grĭ-gāt′)
tr. & intr.v. con·gre·gat·ed, con·gre·gat·ing, con·gre·gates
To bring or come together in a group, crowd, or assembly. See Synonyms at gather.
adj. (-gĭt)
Involving a group: congregate living facilities for senior citizens.
[Middle English congregaten, from Latin congregāre, congregāt- : com-, com- + gregāre, to assemble (from grex, greg-, herd; see ger- in Indo-European roots).]
con′gre·ga′tive adj.
con′gre·ga′tor n.
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congregate

vb
to collect together in a body or crowd; assemble
adj
1. collected together; assembled
2. relating to collecting; collective
[C15: from Latin congregāre to collect into a flock, from grex flock]
ˈcongreˌgative adj
ˈcongreˌgativeness n
ˈcongreˌgator n
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con•gre•gate

(v. ˈkɒŋ grɪˌgeɪt; adj. ˈkɒŋ grɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt)

v. -gat•ed, -gat•ing,
adj. v.i., v.t.
1. to come or bring together in a crowd, body, or mass; assemble, esp. in large numbers; collect.
adj.
2. congregated; assembled.
3. formed by collecting; collective.
4. of or pertaining to group housing that combines individual living quarters with communal facilities for food, care, and recreation.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin congregātus, past participle of congregāre to form into a flock or group =con- con- + -gregāre, derivative of grex flock; compare gregarious]
con′gre•ga`tive, adj.
con′gre•ga`tive•ness, n.
con′gre•ga`tor, n.
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congregate


Past participle: congregated
Gerund: congregating

Imperative
congregate
congregate
Present
I congregate
you congregate
he/she/it congregates
we congregate
you congregate
they congregate
Preterite
I congregated
you congregated
he/she/it congregated
we congregated
you congregated
they congregated
Present Continuous
I am congregating
you are congregating
he/she/it is congregating
we are congregating
you are congregating
they are congregating
Present Perfect
I have congregated
you have congregated
he/she/it has congregated
we have congregated
you have congregated
they have congregated
Past Continuous
I was congregating
you were congregating
he/she/it was congregating
we were congregating
you were congregating
they were congregating
Past Perfect
I had congregated
you had congregated
he/she/it had congregated
we had congregated
you had congregated
they had congregated
Future
I will congregate
you will congregate
he/she/it will congregate
we will congregate
you will congregate
they will congregate
Future Perfect
I will have congregated
you will have congregated
he/she/it will have congregated
we will have congregated
you will have congregated
they will have congregated
Future Continuous
I will be congregating
you will be congregating
he/she/it will be congregating
we will be congregating
you will be congregating
they will be congregating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been congregating
you have been congregating
he/she/it has been congregating
we have been congregating
you have been congregating
they have been congregating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been congregating
you will have been congregating
he/she/it will have been congregating
we will have been congregating
you will have been congregating
they will have been congregating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been congregating
you had been congregating
he/she/it had been congregating
we had been congregating
you had been congregating
they had been congregating
Conditional
I would congregate
you would congregate
he/she/it would congregate
we would congregate
you would congregate
they would congregate
Past Conditional
I would have congregated
you would have congregated
he/she/it would have congregated
we would have congregated
you would have congregated
they would have congregated
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. congregate - come together, usually for a purpose; "The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve"
foregather, forgather, gather, assemble, meet - collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
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congregate

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congregate

verb
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Translations
يَجْتَمِع، يَحْتَشِد
shromáždit seshromažďovat se
forsamle sig
safnast saman
kongregacijaparapija
sapulcētiessapulcināt

congregate

[ˈkɒŋgrɪgeɪt] VI → reunirse, congregarse
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congregate

[ˈkɒŋgrɪgeɪt] vi → se rassembler, se réunir
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congregate

vi → sich sammeln ; (on a particular occasion) → sich versammeln ; to be congregated in ... → sich sammeln/versammeln in (+dat) → ...
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congregate

[ˈkɒŋgrɪˌgeɪt] vi → radunarsi, congregarsi, riunirsi
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congregate

(ˈkoŋgrigeit) verb
to come or bring together. A large crowd congregated in the street. versamel, vergader, byeenkom, saamkom, saamdrom يَجْتَمِع، يَحْتَشِد събирам congregar shromáždit se, shromažďovat se sich versammeln samle sig; forsamle sig συγκεντρώνω, συγκεντρώνομαι congregarse kokku kogunema, kokku koguma گردآمدن؛ جمع شدن kokoontua se rassembler לְאֲחֵל एकत्र होना sakupiti se összegyűlik berkumpul safnast saman raccogliersi 集まる 모이다 susirinkti sapulcēties; sapulcināt berhimpun samenkomen, samenbrengen samle zbierać (się) ټولنه، كوټه، غونډه، يوځاى، ډله: علمى يا مذهبى (عيسوى) ټولنه congregar-se a se aduna собирать zhromaždiť sa zbrati (se) okupiti se samla ihop, samlas, skockas รวบรวม; ชุมนุม toplanmak 集合,聚集 збирати(ся); скупчуватися جمع هونا يا كرنا، اك‍ٹ‍ها هونا يا كرنا tụ tập 集合,聚集
ˌcongreˈgation noun
a group gathered together, especially people in a church for a service, or belonging to a church. The minister visited all the members of his congregation. gemeente; vergadering; versameling; kongregasie مَجْمَع، جَماعَةُ المُصَلّين паство congregação kongregace, shromáždění die Gemeinde menighed; forsamling εκκλησίασμα congregación, feligresía rahvakogumus, kogudus جماعت؛ گروه هم مسلک seurakunta assemblée קהילה सभा skupljanje, skupština, pastva gyülekezet jemaat mann-/kirkjusöfnuður congregazione, assemblea 会集 회중 susirinkimas, kongregacija, parapija sapulcēšanās; draudze perhimpunan gemeente forsamling, menighet kongregacja, wierni ټولنه، كوټه، غونډه، يوځاى، ډله: علمى يا مذهبى (عيسوى) ټولنه assembleia adunare (a credincioşilor) прихожане kongregácia shod, verniki parohija församling การรวบรวม; การชุมนุม cemaat (教堂中的)會眾 конгрегація; парафіяни مذهبى اجتماع، جماعت giáo đoàn (教堂中的)会众
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