noun · verb · 30 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɡæðə/
British, Southern, Standard:/ˈɡaðə/
General-American:/ˈɡæðɚ/
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get together all those who are interested in the project
gather the close family members
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: assemble, get together
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: make
History
Etymology
From Middle English gaderen, from Old English gaderian (“to gather, assemble”), from Proto-West Germanic *gadurōn (“to bring together, unite, gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghedh- (“to unite, assemble, keep”).
Across languages
Translations
282 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
набор
(nabor)
— a pucker
Finnish:
poimutus
— a pucker
Italian:
arricciatura
— a pucker
Finnish:
lasinpuhallusmassa
— glassblowing: a blob of molten glass
Afrikaans:
versamel
— to bring together; to collect
Albanian:
mbledh
— to bring together; to collect
Aleut:
aalax
— to bring together; to collect
Arabic:
جَمَعَ
(jamaʕa)
— to bring together; to collect
Armenian:
միանալ
(mianal)
— to bring together; to collect
Armenian:
հավաքել
(havakʻel)
— to bring together; to collect
Aromanian:
culeg
— to bring together; to collect
Aromanian:
adun
— to bring together; to collect
Asturian:
recoyer
— to bring together; to collect
Azerbaijani:
toplamaq
— to bring together; to collect
Azerbaijani:
yığmaq
— to bring together; to collect
Bashkir:
йыйыу
(yıyıw)
— to bring together; to collect
Basque:
bateratu
— to bring together; to collect
Basque:
bildu
— to bring together; to collect
Belarusian:
збіра́ць
(zbirácʹ)
— to bring together; to collect
Belarusian:
сабра́ць
(sabrácʹ)
— to bring together; to collect
Bhojpuri:
बटोरल
(baṭōral)
— to bring together; to collect
Bulgarian:
съби́рам
(sǎbíram)
— to bring together; to collect
Bulgarian:
събера́
(sǎberá)
— to bring together; to collect
Catalan:
recollir
— to bring together; to collect
Chinese Mandarin:
收集
(shōují)
— to bring together; to collect
Chuvash:
пух
(puh)
— to bring together; to collect
Czech:
sbírat
— to bring together; to collect
Czech:
sebrat
— to bring together; to collect
Czech:
shromažďovat
— to bring together; to collect
Czech:
shromáždit
— to bring together; to collect
Dalmatian:
recolgro
— to bring together; to collect
Danish:
samle
— to bring together; to collect
Dutch:
verzamelen
— to bring together; to collect
Dutch:
bijeenkomen
— to bring together; to collect
Esperanto:
kolekti
— to bring together; to collect
Esperanto:
amasigi
— to bring together; to collect
Estonian:
kogunema
— to bring together; to collect
Estonian:
koguma
— to bring together; to collect
Faroese:
savna
— to bring together; to collect
Finnish:
kerätä
— to bring together; to collect
Finnish:
koota
— to bring together; to collect
French:
rassembler
— to bring together; to collect
French:
ramasser
— to bring together; to collect
French:
recueillir
— to bring together; to collect
Friulian:
racuei
— to bring together; to collect
Friulian:
čhapâ
— to bring together; to collect
Galician:
recoller
— to bring together; to collect
Galician:
recadar
— to bring together; to collect
Georgian:
შეკრება
(šeḳreba)
— to bring together; to collect
Georgian:
თავის მოყრა
(tavis moq̇ra)
— to bring together; to collect
Georgian:
მოგროვება
(mogroveba)
— to bring together; to collect
German:
sammeln
— to bring together; to collect
German:
versammeln
— to bring together; to collect
Gothic:
𐌻𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽
(lisan)
— to bring together; to collect
Greek:
μαζεύω
(mazévo)
— to bring together; to collect
Greek:
συγκεντρώνω
(sygkentróno)
— to bring together; to collect
Ancient Greek:
συνάγω
(sunágō)
— to bring together; to collect
Ancient Greek:
ἀθροίζω
(athroízō)
— to bring together; to collect
Hebrew:
אסף
(asáf)
— to bring together; to collect
Hebrew:
קבוץ
(qibútz)
— to bring together; to collect
Hindi:
इकट्ठा करना
(ikaṭṭhā karnā)
— to bring together; to collect
Hindi:
बटोरना
(baṭornā)
— to bring together; to collect
White Hmong:
koom
— to bring together; to collect
White Hmong:
sau
— to bring together; to collect
Hungarian:
gyűjt
— to bring together; to collect
Hungarian:
összegyűjt
— to bring together; to collect
Hungarian:
összeszed
— to bring together; to collect
Icelandic:
safna
— to bring together; to collect
Indonesian:
mengumpulkan
— to bring together; to collect
Irish:
togh
— to bring together; to collect
Irish:
cruinnigh
— to bring together; to collect
Old Irish:
do·inóla
— to bring together; to collect
Old Irish:
do·ecmalla
— to bring together; to collect
Italian:
cogliere
— to bring together; to collect
Italian:
collezionare
— to bring together; to collect
Italian:
radunarsi
— to bring together; to collect
Japanese:
集める
(atsumeru)
— to bring together; to collect
Japanese:
収集する
(shūshū suru)
— to bring together; to collect
Kabuverdianu:
djunta
— to bring together; to collect
Kazakh:
жинау
(jinau)
— to bring together; to collect
Khmer:
ប្រមូល
(prɑmool)
— to bring together; to collect
Korean:
모으다
(mo'euda)
— to bring together; to collect
Korean:
수집하다
(sujiphada)
— to bring together; to collect
Central Kurdish:
کۆکردن
(kokirdin)
— to bring together; to collect
Kyrgyz:
жыйноо
(jıynoo)
— to bring together; to collect
Kyrgyz:
чогултуу
(cogultuu)
— to bring together; to collect
Lao:
ສັ່ງສົມ
— to bring together; to collect
Latin:
colligō
— to bring together; to collect
Latin:
lego
— to bring together; to collect
Latvian:
savākt
— to bring together; to collect
Lithuanian:
surinkti
— to bring together; to collect
Macedonian:
собира
(sobira)
— to bring together; to collect
Macedonian:
собере
(sobere)
— to bring together; to collect
Mansaka:
tipon
— to bring together; to collect
Māori:
kāpui
— to bring together; to collect
Māori:
whakapeti
— to bring together; to collect
Māori:
kohikohi
— to bring together; to collect
Marshallese:
ae
— to bring together; to collect
Central Sierra Miwok:
mutá·-j-
— to bring together; to collect
Mongolian:
цуглуулах
(cugluulax)
— to bring together; to collect
Khiamniungan Naga:
khámshá
— to bring together; to collect
Norman:
ramâsser
— to bring together; to collect
Norwegian Bokmål:
samle
— to bring together; to collect
Norwegian Nynorsk:
samle
— to bring together; to collect
Occitan:
reculhir
— to bring together; to collect
Old Church Slavonic:
бьрати
(bĭrati)
— to bring together; to collect
Persian:
جمع کردن
(jam' kardan)
— to bring together; to collect
Polish:
zbierać
— to bring together; to collect
Polish:
zebrać
— to bring together; to collect
Polish:
gromadzić
— to bring together; to collect
Polish:
zgromadzić
— to bring together; to collect
Portuguese:
coletar
— to bring together; to collect
Portuguese:
juntar
— to bring together; to collect
Portuguese:
amontoar
— to bring together; to collect
Portuguese:
coligir
— to bring together; to collect
Quechua:
huñuy
— to bring together; to collect
Romanian:
aduna
— to bring together; to collect
Romanian:
culege
— to bring together; to collect
Romanian:
colecta
— to bring together; to collect
Russian:
собира́ть
(sobirátʹ)
— to bring together; to collect
Russian:
собра́ть
(sobrátʹ)
— to bring together; to collect
Scottish Gaelic:
trus
— to bring together; to collect
Serbo-Croatian:
окупљати
— to bring together; to collect
Serbo-Croatian:
окупити
— to bring together; to collect
Serbo-Croatian:
прибрати
— to bring together; to collect
Serbo-Croatian:
okupljati
— to bring together; to collect
Serbo-Croatian:
okupiti
— to bring together; to collect
Serbo-Croatian:
pribrati
— to bring together; to collect
Shor:
сағарға
(sağarğa)
— to bring together; to collect
Slovak:
zbierať
— to bring together; to collect
Slovak:
zebrať
— to bring together; to collect
Slovene:
zbirati
— to bring together; to collect
Slovene:
zbrati
— to bring together; to collect
Lower Sorbian:
zběraś
— to bring together; to collect
Lower Sorbian:
zezběraś
— to bring together; to collect
Lower Sorbian:
gromaźiś
— to bring together; to collect
Lower Sorbian:
zgromaźiś
— to bring together; to collect
Upper Sorbian:
hromadźić
— to bring together; to collect
Upper Sorbian:
zhromadźić
— to bring together; to collect
Spanish:
juntar
— to bring together; to collect
Spanish:
recoger
— to bring together; to collect
Spanish:
recabar
— to bring together; to collect
Spanish:
recabdar
— to bring together; to collect
Spanish:
allegar
— to bring together; to collect
Spanish:
yuntar
— to bring together; to collect
Swedish:
samla
— to bring together; to collect
Tajik:
ҷамъ кардан
(jam' kardan)
— to bring together; to collect
Tamil:
அள்ளு
(aḷḷu)
— to bring together; to collect
Tày:
bít
— to bring together; to collect
Thai:
รวบรวม
(rûap ruam)
— to bring together; to collect
Tibetan:
འདུ
('du)
— to bring together; to collect
Tocharian B:
kraup-
— to bring together; to collect
Tok Pisin:
bungim
— to bring together; to collect
Turkish:
toplamak
— to bring together; to collect
Turkish:
derlemek
— to bring together; to collect
Turkish:
almak
— to bring together; to collect
Ottoman Turkish:
طورلامق
(torlamak)
— to bring together; to collect
Turkmen:
ýygnamak
— to bring together; to collect
Turkmen:
çöplemek
— to bring together; to collect
Turkmen:
toplanmak
— to bring together; to collect
Turkmen:
ýygmak
— to bring together; to collect
Ukrainian:
збира́ти
(zbyráty)
— to bring together; to collect
Ukrainian:
зібра́ти
(zibráty)
— to bring together; to collect
Ukrainian:
збира́тися
(zbyrátysja)
— to bring together; to collect
Uzbek:
toʻplamoq
— to bring together; to collect
Uzbek:
yigʻmoq
— to bring together; to collect
Vietnamese:
gom
— to bring together; to collect
Vietnamese:
gom góp
— to bring together; to collect
Walloon:
rashonner
— to bring together; to collect
Bashkir:
йыйыу
(yıyıw)
— —to harvest
Bulgarian:
бера
(bera)
— —to harvest
Bulgarian:
жъна
(žǎna)
— —to harvest
Catalan:
recol·lectar
— —to harvest
Finnish:
kerätä
— —to harvest
French:
ramasser
— —to harvest
Georgian:
მოგროვება
(mogroveba)
— —to harvest
Georgian:
შეგროვება
(šegroveba)
— —to harvest
Italian:
raccogliere
— —to harvest
Italian:
bottinare
— —to harvest
Latin:
colligō
— —to harvest
Māori:
tāhora
— —to harvest
Marshallese:
ae
— —to harvest
Southern Ohlone:
uri (shellfish)
— —to harvest
Portuguese:
colher
— —to harvest
Russian:
собира́ть
(sobirátʹ)
— —to harvest
Russian:
собра́ть
(sobrátʹ)
— —to harvest
Turkish:
toplamak
— —to harvest
Walloon:
ramasser
— —to harvest
Bashkir:
йыйыу
(yıyıw)
— —to accumulate over time
Bulgarian:
натрупвам
(natrupvam)
— —to accumulate over time
Catalan:
acumular
— —to accumulate over time
Catalan:
ajuntar
— —to accumulate over time
Esperanto:
amasigi
— —to accumulate over time
Finnish:
kerätä
— —to accumulate over time
Georgian:
აკუმულირება
(aḳumulireba)
— —to accumulate over time
Italian:
ammassare
— —to accumulate over time
Italian:
ammucchiare
— —to accumulate over time
Italian:
accumulare
— —to accumulate over time
Central Kurdish:
کۆکردن
(kokirdin)
— —to accumulate over time
Māori:
takahui
— —to accumulate over time
Khiamniungan Naga:
khámshá
— —to accumulate over time
Portuguese:
juntar
— —to accumulate over time
Portuguese:
amontoar
— —to accumulate over time
Russian:
аккумули́ровать
(akkumulírovatʹ)
— —to accumulate over time
Turkish:
toplamak
— —to accumulate over time
Turkish:
biriktirmek
— —to accumulate over time
Walloon:
ramasser
— —to accumulate over time
Bashkir:
йыйыу
(yıyıw)
— —to congregate
Basque:
batzar egin
— —to congregate
Bulgarian:
събирам
(sǎbiram)
— —to congregate
Catalan:
reunir
— —to congregate
Catalan:
arreplegar
— —to congregate
Catalan:
aplegar
— —to congregate
Cherokee:
ᎠᎾᏓᏟᏏᎭ
(anadatlisiha)
— —to congregate
Chinese Mandarin:
聚集
(jùjí)
— —to congregate
Esperanto:
kunveni
— —to congregate
Esperanto:
amasiĝi
— —to congregate
Finnish:
kerääntyä
— —to congregate
Finnish:
kokoontua
— —to congregate
French:
s'assembler
— —to congregate
French:
se rassembler
— —to congregate
Georgian:
შეკრება
(šeḳreba)
— —to congregate
German:
zusammenfinden
— —to congregate
Gothic:
𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽
(galisan)
— —to congregate
Italian:
radunarsi
— —to congregate
Italian:
adunarsi
— —to congregate
Latin:
conveniō
— —to congregate
Latin:
se congregare
— —to congregate
Māori:
kauopeope
— —to congregate
Portuguese:
reunir
— —to congregate
Portuguese:
congregar
— —to congregate
Quechua:
huñuchiy
— —to congregate
Quechua:
huñuy
— —to congregate
Russian:
собира́ть
(sobirátʹ)
— —to congregate
Russian:
собра́ть
(sobrátʹ)
— —to congregate
Swahili:
kukutanika
— —to congregate
Tok Pisin:
bung
— —to congregate
Turkish:
toplanmak
— —to congregate
Turkish:
buluşmak
— —to congregate
Walloon:
si rashonner
— —to congregate
Walloon:
raploure
— —to congregate
Bashkir:
йыйыу
(yıyıw)
— to bring parts of a whole closer
Bulgarian:
събирам
(sǎbiram)
— to bring parts of a whole closer
Finnish:
kerätä
— to bring parts of a whole closer
Finnish:
koota
— to bring parts of a whole closer
French:
ramasser
— to bring parts of a whole closer
Georgian:
მოკრება
(moḳreba)
— to bring parts of a whole closer
Georgian:
შეკრება
(šeḳreba)
— to bring parts of a whole closer
Irish:
dlúthaigh
— to bring parts of a whole closer
Italian:
raccogliersi
— to bring parts of a whole closer
Māori:
kukumu
— to bring parts of a whole closer
Māori:
kāpui
— to bring parts of a whole closer
Portuguese:
juntar
— to bring parts of a whole closer
Turkish:
toplamak
— to bring parts of a whole closer
Bulgarian:
набирам
(nabiram)
— —sewing: to add pleats or folds to a piece of cloth
Finnish:
vekittää
— —sewing: to add pleats or folds to a piece of cloth
Italian:
arricciare
— —sewing: to add pleats or folds to a piece of cloth
Māori:
pōtete
— —sewing: to add pleats or folds to a piece of cloth
Māori:
pūkorukoru
— —sewing: to add pleats or folds to a piece of cloth
Finnish:
tihentää
— —knitting: to bring stitches closer together
Khiamniungan Naga:
khámshá
— —architecture: to bring nearer together
Bulgarian:
правя извод
(pravja izvod)
— to infer or conclude
Catalan:
inferir
— to infer or conclude
Catalan:
col·legir
— to infer or conclude
Finnish:
päätellä
— to infer or conclude
Finnish:
ymmärtää
— to infer or conclude
French:
déduire
— to infer or conclude
Georgian:
დასკვნა
(dasḳvna)
— to infer or conclude
Georgian:
დასკვნის გამოტანა
(dasḳvnis gamoṭana)
— to infer or conclude
Italian:
dedurre
— to infer or conclude
Italian:
presupporre
— to infer or conclude
Italian:
presumere
— to infer or conclude
Portuguese:
coligir
— to infer or conclude
Romanian:
conchide
— to infer or conclude
Russian:
де́лать вы́вод
(délatʹ vývod)
— to infer or conclude
Russian:
заключа́ть
(zaključátʹ)
— to infer or conclude
Spanish:
colegir
— to infer or conclude
Spanish:
darse cuenta
— to infer or conclude
Turkish:
çıkarmak
— to infer or conclude
Turkish:
çıkarsamak
— to infer or conclude
Bulgarian:
гноясвам
(gnojasvam)
— medicine: to be filled with pus
Finnish:
täyttyä
— medicine: to be filled with pus