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assemble

verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /əˈsɛm.bəl/
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1

verb

Meaning 1

To put together.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • He assembled the model ship.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To gather as a group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ergative

Examples

  • The parents assembled in the school hall.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To translate from assembly language to machine code.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

create by putting components or members together

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • She pieced a quilt
  • He tacked together some verses
  • They set up a committee

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together

Antonyms: disassemble

Broader terms: join, bring together, make, create

Narrower terms: confect, confection, comfit, jumble, confuse, mix up, reassemble, configure, compound, rig up

5

verb

Meaning 5

collect in one place

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • We assembled in the church basement
  • Let's gather in the dining room

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: meet, gather, forgather, foregather

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: interact

Narrower terms: group, aggroup, meet, congregate, hive, fort, fort up, convene, cluster, constellate, flock, clump, crowd, crowd together, converge, turn out, caucus, club

6

verb

Meaning 6

get people together

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • assemble your colleagues
  • get together all those who are interested in the project
  • gather the close family members

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gather, get together

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: make

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sem-h2-lo- Proto-Italic *semalis Latin similis Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin simulō Medieval Latin assimulōder. Old French assemblerbor. Middle English assemblen English assemble From Middle English assemblen, from Old French assembler (“to assemble”), from Medieval Latin assimulāre (“to bring together”), from ad- + simulō (“copy, imitate”), from similis (“like, similar”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together, one”). Doublet of assimilate.

Across languages

Translations

121 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: lidh — to put together
  • Albanian: ngjis — to put together
  • Albanian: bashkoj — to put together
  • Armenian: հավաքել (havakʻel) — to put together
  • Azerbaijani: quraşdırmaq — to put together
  • Azerbaijani: yığmaq — to put together
  • Bulgarian: сглобявам (sglobjavam) — to put together
  • Bulgarian: монтирам (montiram) — to put together
  • Catalan: muntar — to put together
  • Chinese Cantonese: 砌 (cai3) — to put together
  • Chinese Mandarin: 收集 (shōují) — to put together
  • Chinese Mandarin: 組合 /组合 (zǔhé) — to put together
  • Chinese Mandarin: 聚集 (jùjí) — to put together
  • Dutch: in elkaar zetten — to put together
  • Egyptian: dmD:Y1 (dmḏj) — to put together
  • Esperanto: kunmeti — to put together
  • Finnish: koota — to put together
  • French: assembler — to put together
  • French: rassembler — to put together
  • French: monter — to put together
  • Galician: ensamblar — to put together
  • Galician: montar — to put together
  • German: zusammensetzen — to put together
  • German: versammeln — to put together
  • Ancient Greek: συντίθημι (suntíthēmi) — to put together
  • Hebrew: אסף (asáf) — to put together
  • Hungarian: összerak — to put together
  • Hungarian: összeállít — to put together
  • Hungarian: összeszerel — to put together
  • Icelandic: setja saman — to put together
  • Indonesian: merakit — to put together
  • Irish: cruinnigh — to put together
  • Italian: assemblare — to put together
  • Italian: montare — to put together
  • Italian: mettere insieme — to put together
  • Japanese: 集める (atsumeru) — to put together
  • Japanese: 組み立てる (kumitateru) — to put together
  • Persian: سر هم کردن (sar-e ham kardan) — to put together
  • Persian: سرهمیدن — to put together
  • Persian: فراهمیدن (farāhamidan) — to put together
  • Polish: montować — to put together
  • Polish: zmontować — to put together
  • Portuguese: montar — to put together
  • Portuguese: juntar — to put together
  • Quechua: tantay — to put together
  • Quechua: huñuy — to put together
  • Romanian: asambla — to put together
  • Romanian: monta — to put together
  • Russian: собира́ть (sobirátʹ) — to put together
  • Russian: собра́ть (sobrátʹ) — to put together
  • Russian: монти́ровать (montírovatʹ) — to put together
  • Serbo-Croatian: са̀ставити — to put together
  • Serbo-Croatian: sàstaviti — to put together
  • Spanish: ensamblar — to put together
  • Spanish: montar — to put together
  • Spanish: armar — to put together
  • Swedish: sätta ihop — to put together
  • Swedish: montera — to put together
  • Vietnamese: tập hợp — to put together
  • Albanian: mbledh — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Albanian: grumbulloj — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Albanian: bashkoj — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Armenian: հավաքվել (havakʻvel) — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Bulgarian: свиквам (svikvam) — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Bulgarian: събирам се (sǎbiram se) — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Cherokee: ᎠᎾᏓᏟᏏᎭ (anadatlisiha) — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Chinese Mandarin: 聚集 (jùjí) — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Czech: shromáždit se — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Dutch: samenkomen — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Dutch: zich verzamelen — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Esperanto: arigi — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Finnish: kokoontua — transitive: to gather as a group
  • French: se rassembler — transitive: to gather as a group
  • French: s'assembler — transitive: to gather as a group
  • French: se réunir — transitive: to gather as a group
  • German: sich versammeln — transitive: to gather as a group
  • German: zusammenkommen — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Hebrew: התאסף (hit'aséf) — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Hebrew: כנס (kanás) — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Hungarian: összegyűlik — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Hungarian: egybegyűlik — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Icelandic: kalla saman — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Indonesian: berkumpul — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Irish: tiomsaigh — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Italian: riunire — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Italian: riunirsi — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Italian: adunare — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Italian: adunarsi — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Japanese: 集まる (atsumaru) — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Korean: 모으다 (mo'euda) — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Latin: coeō — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Latin: conveniō — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Māori: whakahuihui — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Māori: whakamine — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Māori: karawhiti — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Māori: rūpeke — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Māori: ikapahi — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Persian: جمع شدن (jam' šodan) — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Persian: گرد هم آمدن (gerd-e ham âmadan) — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Persian: فراهمیدن (farāhamidan) — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Plautdietsch: toopkomen — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Polish: zbierać się — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Polish: gromadzić się — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Portuguese: reunir-se — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Portuguese: juntar-se — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Quechua: tantay — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Quechua: huñuy — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Romanian: reuni — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Russian: собира́ться (sobirátʹsja) — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Russian: собра́ться (sobrátʹsja) — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Spanish: juntar — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Spanish: asemblar — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Swedish: samlas — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Swedish: sammankallas — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Tamil: கூடு (kūṭu) — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Thai: รวมตัว — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Tocharian B: kraup- — transitive: to gather as a group
  • Chinese Mandarin: 彙編 /汇编 (huìbiān) — computing: to translate from assembly language to machine code
  • Finnish: kääntää — computing: to translate from assembly language to machine code
  • Icelandic: smala — computing: to translate from assembly language to machine code
  • Swedish: assemblera — computing: to translate from assembly language to machine code
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