Meaning & use

gather

verb·Everyday

To bring together in one place, or to come together as a group.

See it in a sentence

Volunteers gathered canned food to donate to the local shelter before winter.

Friends and family gathered at the park to celebrate her retirement.

A note on using this word

"Gather" can also mean to infer something, as in "I gather you already heard the news."

Words with a similar meaning

collectassemble

Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.

Words with an opposite meaning

scatterdisperse

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