Search results for 'gather':

gather verb (gathered, gathering) 1 tr & intr (also gather together) to bring or come together in one place. 2 (also gather something in) to collect, pick or harvest it. 3 to pick something up. 4 to increase in (speed or force). 5 to accumulate or become covered with (eg dust). 6 to learn or understand something from information received. 7 to pull (material) into small folds, usually by sewing it with one or more threads and then pulling the cloth over these. 8 to pull (a garment) closely round the body. 9 to pull someone or something close to oneself • She gathered the child into her arms. 10 to wrinkle (the brow). 11 to draw together or muster (strength, courage, etc) in preparation for something. 12 intrans said of a boil, etc: to form a head. noun a small fold in material, often stitched.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon gaderian.