to forgather
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9.4
- verb
- Archaic
- After the meeting, we will forgather in the cafeteria for refreshments.
Examples
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Kindly ask all our friends to forgather in the lounge after they have finished their petit déjeuner.
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We are forgathered here to preserve our hallowed culture and heritage from intrusion, inclusion and dilution of colour, of creed and of our old-time religion!
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Let's forgather in the park for the community picnic this Saturday.
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The family decided to forgather at their ancestral home for the reunion.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Bring people, things, or information together in one place
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2.1
To join people or things into one group for a shared purpose
216
1.0
To come together at one point, like two rivers or walls
177
3.3
To gather people in one place for a purpose
99
5.7
To bring people together for a formal meeting
64
2.8
To bring people together for a meeting or activity
55
3.7
To bring people or things together into one group
47
1.2
To put people and things together by type or purpose
29
4.1
To come together in a group for a reason
4
3.0
To stand or move closely in a group
3
3.0
People and animals come together in a group for safety or shared interest
1
8.4
To join together to form a mass or cluster
1
9.2
To come together in one place, often for a meeting
To bring people or things together into a group
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Etymology
Forgather comes from the old prefix for-, which here means 'together', added to the familiar word gather. So forgather simply means to 'gather together' or 'come together' in one place.