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to gather

to gather

272 3.1
Understand something from evidence or from what someone says
  • verb
  • /ˈɡæðər/
translation icon : deducir
  • Throughout adolescence, teens gather information about same-sex and opposite-sex relationships from their peers.

But from what I gather, she was hesitant.

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Examples

  • Some of this information may be hard to gather for engineers at some companies.

    Academic text (2011)
  • To determine Markus's interests, Mr. Zinther, Markus's teacher, gathered information from a variety of sources.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Have any of you been able to gather any further information?

  • And you can gather from the quote what the story is about.

  • In this way, each researcher was able to gather information from 50 or more sample targets.

    Academic text (1999)
  • As such, the IEP team will need to gather this information prior to completing this step.

    Academic text (2015)
  • You can gather from the article that the event was a great success.

  • Based on the evidence presented, we can gather that he was not at the scene.

  • From the clues she discovered, she was able to gather that someone had been there before her.

Synonyms

to conclude
vsto gather
428 3.1

To decide something after looking at the facts

is about understanding or concluding from evidence rather than final decision
to infer
vsto gather
57 5.5

Decide that something is true using evidence

is broader and means understanding from evidence or information generally
to deduce
vsto gather
45 4.6

Figure out something from facts or evidence

is less formal and may mean general understanding from evidence

Antonyms

To understand something in the wrong way

Idioms

Pause and think clearly before you speak or decide

to gather rosebuds
  • Literature
8.2

Enjoy good chances and happy moments while you can

Phrasal Verbs

Come together in a group near someone or something

43 2.1

Bring things together by picking them up with your hands

16 4.3

Fold or pull cloth so it takes up less space

Collect information to study or make decisions

4 5.6

To find information about people and places, often for the military or news reporters

How Certain

to gather
272 3.1
to suspect
925 3.6
to think
1.0
to suppose
2.7
guess
768 1.0

Surface Forms

gather infinitive
gathered past
gathered past participle
gathering present participle
gathers third person singular

Etymology

Gather meaning 'conclude' comes from the idea of 'bringing things together' in your mind, so you put facts or clues together and form an idea. That's why to gather from a conversation is to understand or conclude something.