Sentences with gather
gath·er
G g - In the evenings, we gathered around the fireplace and talked. [VERB preposition/adverb]
- I suggest we gather enough firewood to last the night. [VERB noun]
- Friends gather at the scene of the accident on Plenty Road in Melbourne's north.
- Crowds gather at Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance for the annual Anzac.
- When Sutcliffe had gathered up his papers, he went out. [VERB PREPOSITION noun]
- ...a private detective using a hidden tape recorder to gather information. [VERB noun]
- Crowds gather at Oakleigh protest the cancellation of the EasterNats drag racing meet.
- Thousands of people have gathered at Sydney Opera House ready to strip down and have their photograph taken by renowned artist Spencer.
- Demands for his dismissal have gathered momentum in recent weeks. [VERB noun]
- You must gather your strength for the journey. [VERB noun]
- SYNONYMY NOTE: gather is the general term for a bringing or coming together [to gather scattered objects, people gathered at the corners]; collect1 usually implies careful choice in gathering from various sources, a bringing into an orderly arrangement, etc. [he collects coins]; assemble applies especially to the gathering together of persons for some special purpose [assemble the students in the auditorium]; muster applies to a formal assembling, especially of troops for inspection, roll call, etc.
- I gather his report is highly critical of the trial judge. [VERB that]
- Gather the skirt at the waist. [VERB noun]
- The mother gathered the child into her arms
- She gathered her shawl about her shoulders
- To gather one's wits
- To gather information
- To gather a blanket about one's legs
- To gather crops
- I gather that you disagree
- To gather speed
- To gather for lunch
- Clouds gathered
- Let's gather round the fire and sing.
- Clouds were gathering in the northeast.
- I've been gathering ideas from the people I work with. She bent down to gather the reluctant cat from beneath the chair. We went to gather some blackberries from the nearby lane. Over the years he'd gathered a considerable collection of mugs. People gathered round as he began to tell his story. Their snowball did not gather as it went.
- She gathered the shawl about her as she stepped into the cold. A gown should be gathered around the top so that it will remain shaped. Be careful not to stretch or gather your knitting. If you want to emphasise the shape, it is possible to gather the waistline. to gather the slack of a rope
- From his silence, I gathered that things had not gone well. I gather from Aunty May that you had a good day at the match.
- Salt water can help boils to gather and then burst.
- To gather firewood; to gather the troops.
- The college is gathering a faculty from all over the country.
- A good football game always gathers a crowd.
- To gather fruit; to gather flowers.
- Gather your toys from the floor.
- She gathered the crying child in her arms.
- The storm gathers force. The car gathered speed.
- He gathered up his strength for the hard job.
- I gather that he is the real leader.
- He gathered his scarf around his neck.