Meaning & use
gather
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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