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gath·er·ing

(găth′ər-ĭng)
n.
1.
a. The action of one that gathers.
b. That which is gathered or amassed; a collection or accumulation.
2. An assembly of persons; a meeting.
3. The collecting of food that grows wild, such as berries, roots, and grains.
4. A gather in cloth.
5. A suppurated swelling; a boil or abscess.
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gathering

(ˈɡæðərɪŋ)
n
1. a group of people, things, etc, that are gathered together; assembly
2. (Knitting & Sewing) sewing a gather or series of gathers in material
3. (Pathology)
a. the formation of pus in a boil
b. the pus so formed
4. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing an informal name for section 17
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gath•er•ing

(ˈgæð ər ɪŋ)

n.
1. an assembly; meeting.
2. an assemblage of people.
3. a collection of anything.
4. the act of a person or thing that gathers.
5. something gathered together.
6. a gather in cloth.
7. an inflamed and suppurating swelling.
[before 900]
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Gathering

a crowd; an assembly; a collection.
Example: Gathering of Ghosts [book title by Roy Lewis], 1982.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:gathering - a group of persons together in one place]gathering - a group of persons together in one place
social group - people sharing some social relation
building - the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained about the noise"
carload - a gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile
contingent - a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"
floor - the occupants of a floor; "the whole floor complained about the lack of heat"
pair - two people considered as a unit
room - the people who are present in a room; "the whole room was cheering"
threesome, triad, trinity, trio - three people considered as a unit
turnout - the group that gathers together for a particular occasion; "a large turnout for the meeting"
foursome, quartette, quartet - four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m."
fivesome, quintette, quintet - five people considered as a unit
sixsome, sextette, sextet - six people considered as a unit
sevensome, septette, septet - seven people considered as a unit
eightsome, octette, octet - eight people considered as a unit
assembly - a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose
crowd - a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"
concourse, throng, multitude - a large gathering of people
audience - a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"
community - a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"
municipality - people living in a town or city having local self-government
cast, cast of characters, dramatis personae - the actors in a play
grade, course, form - a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy"
year, class - a body of students who graduate together; "the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High"
social affair, social gathering - a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship
bunch, crowd, gang, crew - an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"
group meeting, meeting - a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson"
covey - a small collection of people
quorum - a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business
mass meeting, rally - a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm
commune - a body of people or families living together and sharing everything
convocation - a group gathered in response to a summons
fair - gathering of producers to promote business; "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair"
bevy - a large gathering of people of a particular type; "he was surrounded by a bevy of beauties in bathing attire"; "a bevy of young beach boys swarmed around him"
entourage, retinue, cortege, suite - the group following and attending to some important person
camp - a group of people living together in a camp; "the whole camp laughed at his mistake"
muster - a gathering of military personnel for duty; "he was thrown in the brig for missing muster"
rap group - a gathering of people holding a rap session
rave-up - a raucous gathering
table - a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game; "he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks"
wine tasting - a gathering of people to taste and compare different wines
2. [画像:gathering - the social act of assembling]gathering - the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly"
group action - action taken by a group of people
mobilisation, mobilization - act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action; "mobilization of the country's economic resources"
calling together, convocation - the act of convoking
coming together, meeting - the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"
congregating, congregation - the act of congregating
convening, convention - the act of convening
concentration - bringing together military forces
3. gathering - the act of gathering something
assembling, collecting, aggregation, collection - the act of gathering something together
centralisation, centralization - gathering to a center
harvest home, harvesting, harvest - the gathering of a ripened crop
4. gathering - sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
stitchery, sewing - needlework on which you are working with needle and thread; "she put her sewing back in the basket"
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gathering

noun
1. assembly, group, crowd, meeting, conference, company, party, congress, mass, rally, convention, knot, flock, get-together (informal), congregation, muster, turnout, multitude, throng, hui (N.Z.), concourse, assemblage, conclave, convocation He spoke today before a large gathering of world leaders.
2. collecting, gaining, collection, obtaining, acquisition, roundup, accumulation, stockpiling, attainment, procuring a mission to spearhead the gathering of information
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gathering

noun
2. A number of persons who have come or been gathered together:
Informal: get-together.
3. The act or fact of coming together:
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Translations
تَجَمُّع، إلتِقاء
shromáždění
forsamlingsamling
samkoma
srečanje

gathering

[ˈgæðərɪŋ]
A. N
1. (= assembly) → reunión f; (= persons present) → concurrencia f
2. (Med) → absceso m
3. (Typ) → alzado m
B. ADJ [force, speed] → creciente, en aumento
the gathering storm → la tormenta que se aproxima
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gathering

[ˈgæðərɪŋ] n → réunion f
family gathering → une réunion de famille
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gathering

n
(= group) → Gruppe f; (= assembly) → Versammlung f; family gathering → Familientreffen nt; a social gathering → ein geselliges Beisammensein
(of people) → Versammeln nt; (of objects) → Sammeln nt; (of fruit) → Pflücken nt; (of crops) → Ernte f; (of speed) → Zunahme f
(Sew) → Fältchen nt
adj
(= increasing) dusk, darkness, gloom → zunehmend ; storm, clouds → aufziehend
(= assembling) crowd → zusammenlaufend
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gathering

[ˈgæð/ərɪŋ] n (meeting) → raduno, riunione f; (crowd) → gruppo
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gather

(ˈgӕðə) verb
1. to (cause to) come together in one place. A crowd of people gathered near the accident. saamdrom يَحْتَشِد، يَتَجَمَّع събирам се reunir-se shromáždit se versammeln samle sig; samles συγκεντρώνω, συγκεντρώνομαι, μαζεύω, μαζεύομαι reunir, juntar, congregarse koguma, kogunema گرد آمدن kokoontua assembler, rassembler לְכַנֵס इकठ्ठा करना okupiti se (össze)gyűjt; (össze)gyűlik berkumpul safnast saman radunarsi 集まる ...을 (끌어) 모으다 su(si)rinkti sapulcēties; sapulcināt berkumpul bijeenkomen samle zbierać się ټولول، غونډول، يو ځاى كول، نتيجه اخيستل: غونډېدل، لوييدل reunir-se a se strânge, a se aduna собираться zhromaždiť sa zbrati se okupiti se [för]samlas ชุมนุม toplamak (使)聚集 збиратися; скупчуватися اکٹھا کرنا tụ họp; tập hợp 聚集
2. to learn (from what has been seen, heard etc). I gather you are leaving tomorrow. verstaan, lei af يَفْهَم، يَسْتَنْتِج подразбирам presumir zjistit, dovídat se folgern forstå συνάγω, συμπεραίνω deducir; tener entendido järeldama درک کردن ymmärtää conclure לִצבּוֹר बटोरना, क्रम संग्रह करना shvatiti, razabrati kivesz menyimpulkan álykta dedurre 推測する ...을 (관찰해서) 알다 suprasti secināt dapat tahu begrijpen anta, forstå domyślać się پوهیدل presumir a trage concluzia делать вывод dozvedieť sa, usúdiť sklepati misliti förstå ได้รู้ได้เห็น anlamak 猜想,推測 робити висновок مشاہدے سے سیکھنا hiểu; suy ra 推测
3. to collect or get. He gathered strawberries from the garden; to gather information. bymekaar maak يَجْمَع бера apanhar sebrat, sklidit sammeln samle μαζεύω recoger; recolectar korjama جمع آوری کردن kerätä cueillir לֶאֱסוֹף परिणाम निकालना skupljati, dobivati begyűjt, szed mengumpulkan tína raccogliere 採取する 수확하다 (su)rinkti ievākt, iegūt (informāciju); plūkt (puķes); vākt (ražu) mengumpulkan vergaren sanke, samle, plukke zbierać غونډول apanhar a strânge, a culege собирать trhať, zbierať nabirati skupljati samla สะสม toplamak 採集,收集 збирати جمع کرنا یا حاصل کرنا thu thập; thu hoạch 采集
4. to pull (material) into small folds and stitch together. She gathered the skirt at the waist. intrek يَضُم أجْزاء من الثَّوْب набирам плат preguear nabrat, nařasit kräuseln rynke σουρώνω fruncir krookima چین دار کردن rypyttää froncer לַעֲשוֹת קְפָלִים मोड़ना skupiti, vući összehúz melipat rykkja increspare ひだを取る 주름을 잡다 suraukti, suklostyti sakrokot (audumu) membuat kedutan rimpelen rynke zmarszczyć چين وركول preguear a plisa собирать в складки nariasiť nabrati nabirati rynka เย็บเข้าไป plise/büzgü yapmak 將(布料)褶起並縫合 збирати в складки لباس میں پلیٹیں ڈالنا gấp (quần áo) 打褶
noun
a fold in material, a piece of clothing etc. plooie طَيَّة الثَّوْب набор на плат prega zřasení die Falte rynke σούρα frunce, fruncido krooge چین poimu fronce קפל कपड़े की तह nabor redő lipatan rykking crespa ひだ 주름 rauktė, klostė (tērpa) krokas kedut lepas plooi rynking, rynker fałda چين prega pliseu сборка; складка záhyby guba nabor rynka, veck พับจีบ plise, büzgü (布料、衣服的)褶子 зборки, складки لباس کی پلیٹ nếp gấp ở quần áo 皱褶
ˈgathering noun
a meeting of people. a family gathering. byeenkoms تَجَمُّع، إلتِقاء събрание reunião shromáždění die Versammlung samling; forsamling συγκέντρωση, σύναξη reunión koosviibimine, kogunemine گردهمایی kokous réunion כנס भीड़ okupljanje, skup összejövetel pertemuan samkoma raduno 集まり 모임 suėjimas, susibūrimas sanāksme; sapulce perjumpaan bijeenkomst samling, selskap, sammenkomst zgromadzenie ټولونه، غونډونه: غونډه، ټولنه reunião reuniune собрание; встреча zhromaždenie srečanje okupljanje sammankomst, möte การประชุม, การชุมนุม, การรวม, การรวบรวม toplantı 集會,聚會 збори اجتماع cuộc hội họp 集会
gather round
to come together around a person, thing etc. Will everyone please gather round? nader staan يَتَجَمَّع حَوْل събирам се около juntar-se shromáždit se kolem sich versammeln um samles om συγκεντρώνομαι γύρω από κπ. ή κτ. reunirse en torno (a) (kellegi, millegi) ümber kogunema دور چیزی جمع شدن kokoontua se rassembler autour (de) לְהִתאַסֵף सभा, जमाव okružiti vki, vmi köré gyűlik berkumpul safnast í kringum raccogliersi intorno まわりに集まる 돕기 위해 모이다 susirinkti aplink sapulcēties (ap kādu/kaut ko) berkumpul samenkomen samle seg rundt zebra�� się wokół د یو شی باندی غوندیدل juntar-se a se strange în jurul cuiva собираться вокруг zhromaždiť sa okolo priti bliže, zbrati se okrog okupiti se samlas runt ห้อมล้อม etrafına toplanmak 靠攏並圍在(某人或某物)周圍 збиратися کیس کے ارد گرد جمع ہونا tập trung 聚拢并围在(某人或某物)周围
gather together
to come or bring together, in a group. He gathered his books and papers together. bymekaar vat يُجَمِّع събирам reunir sebrat zusammensammeln samle sammen μαζεύω σε σωρό reunir, juntar kokku korjama, kogunema کنار هم جمع کردن kerätä yhteen rassembler לֶאֱסוֹף साथ-साथ एकत्र करना prikupiti összegyűjt; összegyűlik mengumpulkan safna(st) saman radunare まとめる 함께 모이다 su(si)rinkti savākt kopā mengumpulkan bijeenkomen, bijeenzoeken samle sammen/opp zebrać ټولول، غونډول، يو ځاى كول، نتيجه اخيستل: غونډېدل، لوييدل reunir a grupa собирать(ся) вместе zozbierať zbrati skupaj spojiti samla ihop รวบรวม toplamak 聚集成一群,收集在一起 збирати ایک گروہ میں اکٹھا کرنا thu thập lại 聚集,收集在一起
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Then Achilles gave a loud cry and his mother heard him as she was sitting in the depths of the sea by the old man her father, whereon she screamed, and all the goddesses daughters of Nereus that dwelt at the bottom of the sea, came gathering round her.
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Out in the fields he could see still other women hoeing, weeding, or gathering.
Gathering up all he could carry under one arm, he overturned the seething cauldron with a kick, and disappeared into the foliage above just as the first of the returning natives entered the gate at the far end of the village street.
As he went down into the great orchard, he did not see Dolius, nor any of his sons nor of the other bondsmen, for they were all gathering thorns to make a fence for the vineyard, at the place where the old man had told them; he therefore found his father alone, hoeing a vine.
But Ulysses gave a great cry, and gathering himself together swooped down like a soaring eagle.
Many are your temples and wooded groves, and all peaks and towering bluffs of lofty mountains and rivers flowing to the sea are dear to you, Phoebus, yet in Delos do you most delight your heart; for there the long robed Ionians gather in your honour with their children and shy wives: mindful, they delight you with boxing and dancing and song, so often as they hold their gathering. A man would say that they were deathless and unageing if he should then come upon the Ionians so met together.
Thence, swift as thought, he speeds from earth to Olympus, to the house of Zeus, to join the gathering of the other gods: then straightway the undying gods think only of the lyre and song, and all the Muses together, voice sweetly answering voice, hymn the unending gifts the gods enjoy and the sufferings of men, all that they endure at the hands of the deathless gods, and how they live witless and helpless and cannot find healing for death or defence against old age.
But that first doubtful tottering moment passed, he seemed to gather strength with his gathering excitement; and the next day, when he was seated at table with his creditors, his eye kindling and his cheek flushed with the consciousness that he was about to make an honorable figure once more, he looked more like the proud, confident, warm-hearted, and warm-tempered Tulliver of old times than might have seemed possible to any one who had met him a week before, riding along as had been his wont for the last four years since the sense of failure and debt had been upon him,--with his head hanging down, casting brief, unwilling looks on those who forced themselves on his notice.
The morning light was growing clearer for them, and they could see the heaviness gathering in his face, and the dulness in his eyes.
Gathering up a handful of dust and scattering it in the air, he slowly and solemnly pronounced some words that sounded like a charm, the children looking on in awe-struck silence:--
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She compromised, however, by taking upon herself the lighter labours of cooking and gathering driftwood and moss for our winter's supply.
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When I had gone from the shadow of the Ghost Mountain, Umslopogaas summoned a gathering of all his headmen, and told them it was his desire that the People of the Axe should no longer be a little people; that they should grow great and number their cattle by tens of thousands.
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