Word

gather, v.
(gathered, gathering, gathers)
freq. cnt. 36

assemble or get together
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 36 freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 1

collect garner gather pull together

sample sentences

"gather some stones"
"pull your thoughts together"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

gather

antonym

spread

also see

gather up

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

collecting collection

semantic pointers

hyponym

mobilize, marshal, mobilise, summon rake reap, harvest, glean club hive salvage, scavenge muster, rally, summon, come up, muster up round up pick, pluck, cull nut snail birdnest, bird-nest nest oyster sponge pearl clam shock pile up, heap up, stack up

collect in one place
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 34 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 7

assemble foregather forgather gather meet

sample sentences

"We assembled in the church basement"
"Let's gather in the dining room"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
The crowds %s in the streets

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
The crowds %s in the streets

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
The crowds %s in the streets

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
The crowds %s in the streets

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

meeting meeting

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

assemblage assemblage

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

gathering gathering

semantic pointers

hyponym

group, aggroup meet congregate hive fort up, fort convene cluster, constellate, flock, clump crowd, crowd together converge turn out caucus club

verb group

meet, see, encounter, run across, run into, come across

hypernym

interact

collect or gather
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

accumulate amass conglomerate cumulate gather pile up

sample sentences

"Journals are accumulating in my office"
"The work keeps piling up"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
The crowds %s in the streets

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
The crowds %s in the streets

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
The crowds %s in the streets

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

accumulative accumulative accumulation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

gathering

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cumulative cumulus cumulation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

conglomeration conglomeration

semantic pointers

hypernym

increase

hyponym

backlog accrete drift

conclude from evidence
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

gather

sample sentences

"I gather you have not done your homework"

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

semantic pointers

hypernym

conclude, reason, reason out

draw together into folds or puckers
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

gather pucker tuck

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

gathering gather

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pucker

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

tuck tucker

semantic pointers

hypernym

sew, run up, stitch, sew together

increase or develop
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

gain gather

sample sentences

"the peace movement gained momentum"
"the car gathers speed"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

increase

look for (food) in nature
<verb.contact>

gather

sample sentences

"Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

gather gatherer

semantic pointers

hypernym

look for, seek, search

hyponym

shell

draw and bring closer
<verb.contact>

gather

sample sentences

"she gathered her shawl around her shoulders"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

pull

get people together
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

assemble gather get together

sample sentences

"assemble your colleagues"
"get together all those who are interested in the project"
"gather the close family members"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

assemblage assemblage

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

get together

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

gathering gathering

semantic pointers

cause

meet, assemble, gather, forgather, foregather

hyponym

make