gathering
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1.4
- noun
- /ˈɡæðərɪŋ/
- I think of it kind of like going to a gathering that's part business and part pleasure.
- information gathering
- data gathering
- gathering and analysis
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Examples
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And our purpose has always been to, to use it as a, as a gathering point for ideas.
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Museums and community centers combine exhibition, working, and gathering spaces for programmed events and lectures.
Academic text (2015) -
- Ah, the gathering of nations.
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I mean, more like a small gathering in a cabinet.
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It's not a social gathering.
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So it's an event where people gather and they give gifts.
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A little gathering at my vineyard.
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Andrew Cuomo of New York says it's small gatherings that are creating issues with cases rising.
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The Owl beckoned, and they slipped through a gathering of spruce into an alcove.
Fiction book (1992) -
We organized a small gathering to celebrate her birthday with family and friends.
Synonyms
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1.0
Many people or things are close together in one place
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2.5
A group of people who meet for a common purpose
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1.9
The act of gathering things for a particular purpose
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1.9
A small informal meeting for people to talk and spend time together
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1.1
Getting and keeping things as a hobby or for a purpose
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1.0
The joining of two things to become one, like rivers or ideas
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6.1
A group of things joined together as one whole
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3.5
A time when people or groups join to work together
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2.7
An event where people meet to talk and spend time together
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3.4
A group of people, animals, or things gathered together
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6.6
A group of people gathered for a common purpose, like at a meeting
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7.7
Calling people together for a formal meeting or ceremony
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4.2
Bringing people together for a meeting
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2.7
Bringing parts or people together to make one whole
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8.6
A group of things or people gathered together
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2.5
Putting people and things together because they are similar or have the same purpose
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4.7
Bringing people together to show support after a setback
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8.0
A pile of things gathered together
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4.2
People coming together in one place for a common purpose
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6.9
A meeting where people come together for social or religious reasons
Antonyms
Compounds
A group of people who live by hunting, fishing, and gathering wild plants
People who hunt animals and gather wild plants for food and move from place to place
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Morphology
Etymology
Gathering comes from the old English root gather, which means 'to bring together' or 'collect'. Think of picking flowers and putting them into a basket — that simple picture explains the word's meaning as the act of collecting people or things.