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Definition gather in British English

gather verb

verb
/ˈɡæðə(r)/
1

if people gather, or if someone gathers them, they come together in one place to see or do something

Example

A crowd gathered outside the hotel.

Example

Football fans gathered around the TV in the corner of the bar.

Example

She gathered her children and ran for shelter.

Example

There were 60,000 fans gathered in the stadium.

Synonyms and related words
meet gather get together
2

to look for and find information or documents in different places

Example

Our report is based on information gathered from all parts of the country.

Example

The police have been gathering evidence against him.

Example

I need to gather together our tax documents.

2.1

to search for and find similar things that you need or want

Example

They live by gathering shellfish and snails.

Example

Bees were gathering pollen from the wild flowers.

Synonyms and related words
go through look out for seek out
3

if something gathers force, speed, or strength, its force, speed, or strength increases

Example

The train pulled away slowly, then gathered speed.

Synonyms and related words
increase go up add to
4

to bring things closer together, for example to protect something or to make it tidy

Example

Gathering her robe around her, Maria ran upstairs.

Example

She gathered her hair into a knot at the back of her head.

Synonyms and related words
buy up collect assemble
5

to believe that something is true, although no one has directly told you about it

Example

You're new here, I gather.

Example

From what I can gather she's madly in love with him.

Example

I gather that the storm caused a power failure.

Synonyms and related words
think believe in suppose
6

if clouds gather, they start to appear and cover part of the sky

Synonyms and related words
bank billow cirrocumulus
7

to make a lot of small folds in cloth

Example

The dress is gathered at the waist with elastic.

Synonyms and related words
sew mend stitch
Definition gather in British English