forgather
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for·gath·er
also fore·gath·er (fôr-găth′ər)intr.v. for·gath·ered, for·gath·er·ing, for·gath·ers also fore·gath·ered or fore·gath·er·ing or fore·gath·ers
1. To gather together; assemble.
2. To meet another, especially by accident.
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forgather
(fɔːˈɡæðə)vb
a variant spelling of foregather
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
for•gath•er
or fore•gath•er
(fɔrˈgæð ər)v.i.
1. to gather together; convene; assemble.
2. to encounter someone, esp. by chance.
[1505–15]
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forgather
Past participle: forgathered
Gerund: forgathering
| Imperative |
|---|
| forgather |
| forgather |
| Present |
|---|
| I forgather |
| you forgather |
| he/she/it forgathers |
| we forgather |
| you forgather |
| they forgather |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I forgathered |
| you forgathered |
| he/she/it forgathered |
| we forgathered |
| you forgathered |
| they forgathered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am forgathering |
| you are forgathering |
| he/she/it is forgathering |
| we are forgathering |
| you are forgathering |
| they are forgathering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have forgathered |
| you have forgathered |
| he/she/it has forgathered |
| we have forgathered |
| you have forgathered |
| they have forgathered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was forgathering |
| you were forgathering |
| he/she/it was forgathering |
| we were forgathering |
| you were forgathering |
| they were forgathering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had forgathered |
| you had forgathered |
| he/she/it had forgathered |
| we had forgathered |
| you had forgathered |
| they had forgathered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will forgather |
| you will forgather |
| he/she/it will forgather |
| we will forgather |
| you will forgather |
| they will forgather |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have forgathered |
| you will have forgathered |
| he/she/it will have forgathered |
| we will have forgathered |
| you will have forgathered |
| they will have forgathered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be forgathering |
| you will be forgathering |
| he/she/it will be forgathering |
| we will be forgathering |
| you will be forgathering |
| they will be forgathering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been forgathering |
| you have been forgathering |
| he/she/it has been forgathering |
| we have been forgathering |
| you have been forgathering |
| they have been forgathering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been forgathering |
| you will have been forgathering |
| he/she/it will have been forgathering |
| we will have been forgathering |
| you will have been forgathering |
| they will have been forgathering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been forgathering |
| you had been forgathering |
| he/she/it had been forgathering |
| we had been forgathering |
| you had been forgathering |
| they had been forgathering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would forgather |
| you would forgather |
| he/she/it would forgather |
| we would forgather |
| you would forgather |
| they would forgather |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have forgathered |
| you would have forgathered |
| he/she/it would have forgathered |
| we would have forgathered |
| you would have forgathered |
| they would have forgathered |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Verb 1. [画像:forgather - collect in one place]forgather - collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
meet - meet by design; be present at the arrival of; "Can you meet me at the train station?"
encounter, meet, run across, come across, run into, see - come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
congregate - come together, usually for a purpose; "The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve"
hive - move together in a hive or as if in a hive; "The bee swarms are hiving"
convene - meet formally; "The council convened last week"
cluster, constellate, flock, clump - come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer"
crowd together, crowd - to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"
converge - move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star"
interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"
turn out - come and gather for a public event; "Hundreds of thousands turned out for the anti-war rally in New York"
caucus - meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
club - gather and spend time together; "They always club together"
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forgather
also foregatherverb
To come together:
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