Gather | Mean of gather in English Dictionary

/ˈgæðɚ/

• Verb
• to bring (things or people) together into a group
1. The children gathered their toys (together) and put them away.
2. Give me just a minute to gather my things and then we can leave.
3. The coach gathered her players together.
4. She gathered her hair into a ponytail.
• to choose and collect (things)
1. We gathered (up) wood for the fire.
2. The child was gathering flowers to give to his mother.
3. She has been gathering poems (together) for/into a collection.
• to get or take (things) from different people or places and bring them together
1. The police are continuing to gather evidence relating to the crime.
2. Volunteers have been gathering contributions for the new library.

• to come together to form a group
1. A crowd began to gather on the sidewalk.
2. The players gathered together to hear the coach's game plan.
3. Everyone gathered around him as he began to speak.
4. He asked us to gather round.
• to get more of (something, such as speed) gradually
1. The bicyclists gathered speed as they went downhill.
2. The campaign has begun to gather momentum/strength. [=has begun to be more popular and effective]
• to increase in amount or strength
1. Clouds had begun to gather overhead.
2. We hurried home in the gathering darkness.
3. the gathering storm
4. the gathering [=worsening] crisis
• to prepare yourself to use (your courage, strength, etc.) in order to do something difficult
1. He gathered his courage and finally spoke up.
2. Despite her injury, she gathered her strength and was able to finish the race.
• to prepare (yourself, your thoughts, etc.) before doing something difficult
1. He paused to gather himself before stepping out onto the stage.
2. I barely had time to gather my thoughts/wits before replying.
• to believe that something is probably true because of what you have heard or learned
1. I gather (from her comments) that she's read a great deal about this topic. = From what I (can) gather, she's read a great deal about this topic.
2. “She's read a great deal about this topic.” “So I gather!”
• to pull (someone or something) close to your body
1. He gathered the child (up) in his arms.
2. She gathered her cloak around her before stepping outside.
• to pull (cloth) along a line of stitches to form folds
1. I gathered the fabric to make small pleats.
• Noun
• a fold formed when cloth is pulled together
1. a shirt with gathers at the shoulders