Gather Word Meaning

Old English gaderian, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch gaderen, also to together

come together; assemble or accumulate

come together

• as soon as a crowd gathered, the police came

bring together and take in from scattered places or sources

bring together

• information that we have gathered about people

increase in (speed, force, etc.)

increase in speed

• the destroyer gathered speed

infer; understand

infer

• I gathered that they were old friends

summon up (a mental or physical attribute) for a purpose

summon up attribute

• she lay gathering her thoughts together
• he gathered himself for a tremendous leap

draw and hold together (fabric or a part of a garment) by running thread through it

draw and hold together fabric with thread

• the front is gathered at the waist

a part of a garment that is gathered.

gathered part of garment