Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - gather
Gather
gather
v. & n. --v. 1 tr. & intr. bring or come together; assemble, accumulate. 2 tr. (usu. foll. by up) a bring together from scattered places or sources. b take up together from the ground, a surface, etc. c draw into a smaller compass. 3 tr. acquire by gradually collecting; amass. 4 tr. a pick a quantity of (flowers etc.). b collect (grain etc.) as a harvest. 5 tr. (often foll. by that + clause) infer or understand. 6 tr. be subjected to or affected by the accumulation or increase of (unread books gathering dust; gather speed; gather strength). 7 tr. (often foll. by up) summon up (one's thoughts, energy, etc.) for a purpose. 8 tr. gain or recover (one's breath). 9 tr. a draw (material, or one's brow) together in folds or wrinkles. b pucker or draw together (part of a dress) by running a thread through. 10 intr. come to a head; develop a purulent swelling. --n. (in pl.) a part of a garment that is gathered or drawn in. Phrases and idioms gather way (of a ship) begin to move. Derivatives gatherer n. Etymology: OE gaderian f. WG
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I. verb (~ed; ~ing) see: good Date: before 12th century transitive verb to bring together ; collect , 2. pick, harvest , to pick up or amass as if by harvesting , to scoop up or take up from a resting place , to serve as an attraction for ; accumulate , to effect the collection of , 5. to summon up , to gain by gradual increase , to prepare (as oneself) by mustering strength, to gain or regain control of , to reach a conclusion often intuitively from hints or through inferences , 7. to pull (fabric) along a line of stitching so as to draw into puckers, to draw about or close to something , to bring together the parts of , to assemble (the signatures of a book) in sequence for binding, to haul in , intransitive verb 1. to come together in a body, to cluster around a focus of attraction, 2. to swell and fill with pus, grow, increase , ~er noun Synonyms: see: ~see: infer II. noun Date: 1555 something ~ed: as, a puckering in cloth made by ~ing, a mass of molten glass collected for use in glassblowing, an act or instance of ~ing ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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