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ingathering

ingathering

6.7
Collecting things into one place, for example crops after harvest
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈɡæðərɪŋ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : recolección
  • The Ingathering of the Jewish Harvest

Examples

  • The ingathering of the crops took all summer as the farmers worked tirelessly to collect their yield.

  • At the festival, the ingathering of food donations helped feed many families in need.

  • It makes sense that Christ's return would come following the full ingathering of his harvest—mission accomplished!

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  • The community organized an ingathering of resources to support those affected by the recent disaster.

Synonyms

collection
vsingathering
93 1.9

The act of gathering things for a particular purpose

applies mainly to crops and resources rather than general items
gathering
vsingathering
47 1.4

An act of collecting people or things into one place

focuses mainly on bringing crops or resources rather than people
accumulation
vsingathering
30 3.4

A group of things gathered in one place over time

is the act of bringing items together at once rather than gradually
agglomeration
vsingathering
1 8.6

A group of things or people gathered together

refers to the action of bringing items together rather than the mass result
collecting
vsingathering
1.1

Getting and keeping things as a hobby or for a purpose

is mainly about bringing in crops or resources rather than hobby sets
assembling
vsingathering
2.7

Bringing parts or people together to make one whole

focuses on bringing items or resources into one place not on joining parts

Antonyms

dispersal
17 5.2

The spreading of things over a wide area, for example seeds or people

scattering
1 4.2

Things or people suddenly moving apart and spreading over an area

How Much

harvest
166 1.0
ingathering
  • Archaic
6.7
gathering
47 1.4
collection
93 1.9
gleaning
2 5.2

Surface Forms

ingathering singular
ingatherings plural

Morphology

ingathering = ingather (transparent) = in + gather + ing

The noun is a regular '-ing' formation from the verb 'ingather' and straightforwardly names the act of doing it.

Etymology

Ingathering comes from in- 'in' and gather 'to collect', so it describes collecting things into one place, like a 'harvest' or the gathering of supplies after a storm.