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- Dictionarygathering/ˈɡað(ə)rɪŋ/
noun
- 1. an assembly or meeting, especially one held for a specific purpose: "a family gathering" Similar
- 2. a group of leaves taken together, one inside another, in binding a book.
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GATHERING definition: 1. a party or a meeting when many people come together as a group: 2. a party or a meeting when…. Learn more.
The meaning of GATHERING is a coming together of people in a group (as for social, religious, or political purposes) : assembly, meeting. How to use gathering in a sentence.
noun. 1. a group of people, things, etc, that are gathered together; assembly. 2. sewing. a gather or series of gathers in material. 3. a. the formation of pus in a boil.
n. 1. a. The action of one that gathers. b. That which is gathered or amassed; a collection or accumulation. 2. An assembly of persons; a meeting. 3. The collecting of food that grows wild, such as berries, roots, and grains. 4. A gather in cloth. 5. A suppurated swelling; a boil or abscess.
noun. /ˈɡæðərɪŋ/. /ˈɡæðərɪŋ/. [countable] a meeting of people for a particular purpose. a social/family gathering. He was asked to speak at a gathering of religious leaders. Extra Examples. We're having a small family gathering to mark our wedding anniversary.
gather, collect, assemble, congregate mean to come or bring together into a group, mass, or unit. gather is the most general term for bringing or coming together from a spread-out or scattered state. collect often implies careful selection or orderly arrangement.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective gathering mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective gathering. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
