to assemble

Examples

• All

• At the AEC, NEHA's council of delegates assembled for its annual meeting.

  Academic text (1994)

• At first, I listened to everyone chat, enjoying the community and sharing among the assembled guests.

  Academic text (2013)

• This is the largest group of people ever assembled in one place.

  Woodstock (1970)

• Two thousand people are assembled here.

  Francis of Assisi (1961)

• "Our funding came through," he announced to the assembled group, holding up the letter.

  Fiction book (1991)

• And after Alice concludes, we will then assemble as a group up here.

• All of the members of the family were assembled, and friends and neighbors also joined the group.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The others were already assembled in the main hall when the Benden Weyrleaders arrived.

  Fiction book (1991)

• All hostilities were dropped, and the clans assembled to conduct trade and to dance.

  Fiction book (1992)

• At 10 AM, we will assemble in the conference room for the team meeting.

Synonyms

U

to unite

vsto assemble

∞ 2.1

To join people or things into one group for a shared purpose

can mean bringing together for a purpose without implying full unity

G

to gather

vsto assemble

∞ 1.0

Bring people, things, or information together in one place

is specifically about bringing them together for a purpose

C

to collect

vsto assemble

499 1.1

To bring things or people together in one place

is broader and often involves organizing people or things for use

O

to organize

vsto assemble

• US

381 2.3

Help people form a group to act together for a common goal

is often less formal and may simply bring people together temporarily

M

to meet

vsto assemble

229 1.0

To come together at one point, like two rivers or walls

is mainly about purposeful bringing rather than mere physical meeting

R

to round up

vsto assemble

169 3.2

To bring people, animals, or things together in one place

is neutral about method and does not imply herding or rounding

G

to get together

vsto assemble

• Informal

118 2.8

To bring people together for a meeting or activity

is more general and covers many purposeful gatherings beyond social ones

M

to muster

vsto assemble

84 5.4

To gather people, supplies, or courage for a purpose

is focused on joining for a purpose without implying preparation or readiness

G

to gather around

vsto assemble

70 1.9

Come together in a group near someone or something

is used for bringing people or things together for many purposes

U

to unify

vsto assemble

65 3.7

To bring people or things together into one group

is used for gatherings that do not necessarily create a single unified whole

C

to convene

vsto assemble

• Formal

45 5.7

To bring people together for a formal meeting

covers any purposeful bringing together, not only formal meetings

G

to group

vsto assemble

38 1.2

To put people and things together by type or purpose

is mainly about bringing into one place, not about sorting or classifying

M

to mass

vsto assemble

34 4.8

To come together in a large group

can apply to gatherings of any size, not only very large masses

C

to congregate

vsto assemble

30 4.1

To come together in a group for a reason

emphasizes active bringing together rather than simply arriving as a group

C

to coalesce

vsto assemble

15 7.4

Come together to form one group or whole

often means bringing together temporarily rather than forming a single whole

C

to crowd together

vsto assemble

2 3.0

To stand or move closely in a group

is neutral about crowding and can describe planned, spaced gatherings

A

to agglomerate

vsto assemble

1 8.4

To join together to form a mass or cluster

is broader and includes bringing things together without forming a cluster

F

to foregather

vsto assemble

• Archaic

1 9.2

To come together in one place, often for a meeting

is similar but emphasizes purposeful bringing rather than chance meeting

A

to aggroup

vsto assemble

9.9

To bring people or things together into a group

is focused on purposeful bringing for use rather than simply clustering

F

to forgather

vsto assemble

• Archaic

9.4

Come together in one place to meet or celebrate

is used more for intentional bringing together for a defined purpose

Antonyms

D

to disperse

104 4.4

To cause people and things, like a crowd or fog, to spread over a wide area

D

to disband

43 4.3

To stop being a group, for example a band or committee

How Large

to mobilize

76 5.8

to assemble

152 3.3

to gather

∞ 1.0

to convene

• Formal

45 5.7

Surface Forms

Etymology