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to forgather

to forgather

9.4
Come together in one place to meet or celebrate
  • verb
  • Archaic
translation icon : reunirse
  • After the meeting, we will forgather in the cafeteria for refreshments.

Examples

  • Kindly ask all our friends to forgather in the lounge after they have finished their petit déjeuner.

  • 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!

  • Let's forgather in the park for the community picnic this Saturday.

  • The family decided to forgather at their ancestral home for the reunion.

Synonyms

to unite
vsto forgather
2.1

To join people or things into one group for a shared purpose

is about coming together physically rather than merging into one entity
to gather
vsto forgather
1.0

Bring people, things, or information together in one place

is about coming together itself rather than actively collecting others
to meet
vsto forgather
229 1.0

To come together at one point, like two rivers or walls

is about gathering as a group in one place rather than only joining points
to assemble
vsto forgather
152 3.3

To gather people in one place for a purpose

is about coming together rather than actively arranging or bringing people
to get together
vsto forgather
  • Informal
118 2.8

To bring people together for a meeting or activity

is used for general coming together rather than specifically arranging meetings
to unify
vsto forgather
65 3.7

To bring people or things together into one group

is about gathering in place rather than creating a single merged whole
to convene
vsto forgather
  • Formal
45 5.7

To bring people together for a formal meeting

is more general and not restricted to formal or official meetings
to group
vsto forgather
38 1.2

To put people and things together by type or purpose

is about gathering in one place rather than organizing into separate sets
to congregate
vsto forgather
30 4.1

To come together in a group for a reason

is more general and not limited to purpose-driven gatherings
to flock together
vsto forgather
2 3.0

People and animals come together in a group for safety or shared interest

is neutral about motive and does not require attraction or common interest
to crowd together
vsto forgather
2 3.0

To stand or move closely in a group

is about coming together generally, not specifically dense or many people
to foregather
vsto forgather
  • Archaic
1 9.2

To come together in one place, often for a meeting

is the same meaning but exists as a different form or variant
to agglomerate
vsto forgather
1 8.4

To join together to form a mass or cluster

is about assembling in one place rather than forming a compact mass
to aggroup
vsto forgather
9.9

To bring people or things together into a group

is about naturally coming together rather than deliberately forming a new group

Antonyms

829 2.1

Not joined to another thing and kept apart

104 4.4

To cause people and things, like a crowd or fog, to spread over a wide area

How Large

to congregate
30 4.1
to assemble
152 3.3
to forgather
  • Archaic
9.4
to gather
1.0
to meet
1.0

Surface Forms

forgather infinitive
forgathering present participle
forgathers third person singular
forgathered past participle

Morphology

forgather = gather (semi-transparent) = for + for + gather

The verb is analyzable as 'for-' + 'gather', but the prefix 'for-' with this sense is archaic/non-productive and may not be obvious to learners.

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.