Gather Meaning and Definition from WordNet (r) 2.0

gather n
1. sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching [syn: gathering]
2. the act of gathering something [syn: gathering] v
3. assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" [syn: garner, collect, pull together] [ant: spread]
4. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" [syn: meet, assemble, forgather, foregather]
5. collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" [syn: accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, amass]
6. conclude from evidence; "I gather you have not done your homework"
7. draw fabric together and sew it tightly [syn: pucker, tuck]
8. get people together; "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members" [syn: assemble, get together}]
9. look for (food) in nature; "Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall"

Gather Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Gather \Gath"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gathered; p. pr. & vb. n. Gathering.] [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. g[ae]d fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG. gate, also companion, Goth. gadiliggs a sister's son. [root]2
1. See Good, and cf. Together.]
2. To bring together; to collect, as a number of separate things, into one place, or into one aggregate body; to assemble; to muster; to congregate.

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* The scornful nostril and the high head gather not the odors that lie on the track of truth. - George Eliot

* When action grows unprofitable, gather information when information grows unprofitable, sleep. - Ursula K. LeGuin

* The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly it is dearness only that gives everything its value. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. - Thomas Paine


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