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Added 9 October 2026

gather

/ˈɡæðə/ noun

In Latin: colligō, lego Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gather at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching.
The act of gathering something.

verb

Assemble or get together.
gather some stones
Collect in one place.
We assembled in the church basement
Collect or gather.
Journals are accumulating in my office

Origin

From Middle English gaderen, from Old English gaderian (“to gather, assemble”), from Proto-West Germanic *gadurōn (“to bring together, unite, gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, assemble, keep”).

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