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Gathered

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Adjective

1. collected, gathered

brought together in one place

Example Sentences:
'the collected works of Milton'
'the gathered folds of the skirt'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Gathered

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verb
1. 
to assemble or cause to assemble
2. 
to collect or be collected gradually; muster
3. (transitive)
to learn from information given; conclude or assume
4. (transitive)
to pick or harvest (flowers, fruit, etc)
5. (tr; foll by to or into)
to clasp or embrace
the mother gathered the child into her arms
6. (transitive)
to bring close (to) or wrap (around)
she gathered her shawl about her shoulders
7. 
to increase or cause to increase gradually, as in force, speed, intensity, etc
8. 
to contract (the brow) or (of the brow) to become contracted into wrinkles; knit
9. (transitive)
to assemble (sections of a book) in the correct sequence for binding
10. (transitive)
to collect by making a selection
11. (transitive)
to prepare or make ready
to gather one's wits
12. 
to draw (material) into a series of small tucks or folds by passing a thread through it and then pulling it tight
13. (intransitive)
(of a boil or other sore) to come to a head; form pus
noun
14. 
a. 
the act of gathering
b. 
the amount gathered
15. 
a small fold in material, as made by a tightly pulled stitch; tuck
16. printing an informal name for section (sense 17)

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Gathered

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verb transitive
1. 
to cause to come together in one place or group
2. 
to get or collect gradually from various places, sources, etc.; amass; accumulate
to gather information
3. 
to bring close
to gather a blanket about one's legs
4. 
to pick, pluck, or collect by picking; harvest
to gather crops
5. 
to get as an idea or impression; infer; conclude
I gather that you disagree
6. 
to prepare to collect (oneself, one's energies) to meet a situation
7. 
to gain or acquire gradually
to gather speed
8. 
to draw (cloth) on a thread loosely stitched across it into fixed folds or puckers
9. 
to wrinkle (one's brow)
10. 
to put (the pages or signatures of a book) in proper order for binding
verb intransitive
11. 
to come together; assemble
to gather for lunch
12. 
to form pus; come to a head, as a boil; fester
13. 
to increase
clouds gathered
14. 
to become wrinkled
said of the brow
noun
15. 
a pucker or fold made in cloth

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Gathered

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v. gath·ered, gath·er·ing, gath·ers
v. tr.
1.
a. To collect from different places; assemble: gather the pieces of a puzzle; gather information.
b. To cause to come together; convene: The teacher gathered the students around the exhibit.
c. To draw (something or someone) closer to oneself: gathered the shawl about my shoulders; gathered the child in her arms.
d. To draw into small folds or puckers, as by pulling a thread through cloth.
e. To contract and wrinkle (the brow).
2. To harvest or pick: gather crops; gather mushrooms.
3. To conclude or infer, as from evidence: I gather a decision has not been reached.
4. To summon up; muster: gathered up his courage.
5.
a. To accumulate (something) gradually; amass: The top of the bookshelf gathered dust.
b. To attract or be the center of attraction for: The jugglers gathered a large crowd.
6. To gain by a process of gradual increase: gather speed.
7. To pick up or collect (molten glass) using a tool in glassblowing.
v. intr.
1. To come together in a group; assemble: A crowd gathered in the lobby.
2. To accumulate: Dark clouds are gathering.
3. To grow or increase by degrees: The truck's speed gathered on the downslope.
4. To come to a head, as a boil; fester.
5. To forage for wild foodstuffs.
n.
1. The act or an instance of gathering.
2. Something gathered, especially:
a. A small fold or pucker made by gathering cloth.
b. A mass of molten glass collected on the end of a blowpipe or other glassblowing tool.

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