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gather
verb as in come or bring together
Strongest matches
assemble, choose, cluster, collect, congregate, convene, converge, crowd, draw, flock, huddle, meet, pick, round up, show up
Strong matches
accumulate, aggregate, amass, associate, capture, concentrate, corral, cull, forgather, garner, group, heap, herd, hoard, marshal, mass, muster, pluck, poke, punch, rally, reunite, stockpile, swarm, throng, unite
Weak matches
bunch up, close with, draw in, gang up, get-together, hang around, hang out, make the scene, pile up, pour in, scare up, scrape together, stack up
verb as in be led to believe; infer
verb as in harvest, pick out
Example Sentences
The attack was carried out on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, when work is forbidden and worshippers gather to pray.
Authorities maintain that gatherings without formal authorisation pose risks to public order.
I was a very young person, but as I started to gather things, I remember those words that I said to myself.
Sir Keir, who is flying back early from the European Political Community gathering in Copenhagen, Denmark, said "additional police assets" would be deployed at synagogues across the country.
Members of the Jewish community and the wider public could be seen gathering around the scene.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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