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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 Rocky Horror Picture Show” ultimately found a cult of fans who gathered for weekly midnight screenings in costume as the movie’s outlandish characters, performing as a “shadow cast” in harmony with the film onscreen.
The “from the heart” address did not appear to impress the gathering of world leaders, especially the part where he said, “Your countries are going to hell.”
It's not clear what sparked Wednesday's violence - protests have been taking place intermittently in the region for months, and demands for statehood have gathered greater support.
It said 13,000 members would be chosen by lottery to take part in the two-day gathering in Liverpool, where they will debate and vote on the party's structure and programme.
She was usually photographed gazing adoringly up at her husband, often while gathering their children around her in a beatific — and patriarchal — tableau.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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