to gather
- verb
- /ˈɡæðər/
- Throughout adolescence, teens gather information about same-sex and opposite-sex relationships from their peers.
But from what I gather, she was hesitant.
- But from what I gather, she was hesitant.
- Because most people, look, maybe you've gathered this already, here's where I come from.
- And you can gather from the quote what the story is about.
- piece on their mind from what you gather or what? What what do you think? Yeah,
- All right now, from what I'm gathering with this toy, you can make it this long.
- And I gather if you trace the history of that name that it's Scottish.
Examples
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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?
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And you can gather from the quote what the story is about.
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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.
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Based on the evidence presented, we can gather that he was not at the scene.
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From the clues she discovered, she was able to gather that someone had been there before her.
Synonyms
To decide something after looking at the facts
Decide that something is true using evidence
Figure out something from facts or evidence
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Jargon
To find information about people and places, often for the military or news reporters
How Certain
Surface Forms
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.