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- [fawr-gath -er]
- /fɔrˈgæð ər/
- /fɔː.ˈɡæ.ðə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawr-gath -er]
- /fɔrˈgæð ər/
Definitions of forgather word
- verb without object forgather to gather together; convene; assemble. 1
- verb without object forgather to encounter someone, especially by chance. 1
- noun forgather Assemble or gather together. 1
- intransitive verb forgather to come together; meet; assemble 0
- intransitive verb forgather to meet by chance; encounter 0
- intransitive verb forgather to associate or have friendly social relations (with) 0
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Origin of forgather
First appearance:
before 1505 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1505-15; for- + gather
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Forgather
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
forgather popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
forgather usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for forgather
verb forgather
- consolidate — If you consolidate something that you have, for example power or success, you strengthen it so that it becomes more effective or secure.
- accumulate — When you accumulate things or when they accumulate, they collect or are gathered over a period of time.
- strengthen — to make stronger; give strength to.
- reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- focus — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
Antonyms for forgather
verb forgather
- disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- weaken — to make weak or weaker.
- scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
- release — to lease again.
- retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
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