The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - gatherv.

1) collect, assemble, accumulate, amass, muster, heap or pile (up) , garner, pick, harvest, glean, get or bring together, stockpile, stock: I gathered all the firewood I could find. 2) collect, assemble, convene, meet, huddle, forgather or foregather, get or come together, congregate, turn out, flock or herd (together) , group, cluster, throng, crowd, swarm, rally: We gathered round the old man's bed. 3) purse, shirr, pucker, tuck, ruffle, pleat, draw or pull together, contract, constrict: The fabric is gathered at the waist. 4) draw, conclude, infer, assume, deduce, understand, learn, hear, be led to believe: I gather that you'd prefer not to collect the award in person. 5) increase, grow, enlarge, expand, extend, wax, heighten, deepen, intensify, build, rise: He stood, menacingly, in the gathering shadows.