gathering
gathering Lexical Profile
gathering Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An assembly or meeting of people, especially one held for a social, festive, or communal purpose.
"We hosted a small family gathering in the backyard to celebrate my grandmother's birthday."
The act or process of collecting, harvesting, or bringing things together from various sources.
"The careful gathering of empirical data took the research team nearly six months."
• verb
To come together or assemble in a single group or place (present participle of gather).
"Crowds were already gathering outside the theater hours before the premiere began."
To collect, harvest, or bring together scattered items into one place (present participle of gather).
"The children spent the afternoon gathering seashells along the shoreline."
• adjective
Increasing in intensity, speed, or force; accumulating.
"The sailors hurried to secure the boats in the gathering darkness before the storm arrived."
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'gaderung', a verbal noun derived from 'gaderian' (to unite or bring together), which is related to the root of 'together'.
Usage Trend
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