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gathering

adj · noun · verb · 12 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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  • UK: /ˈɡæð.ə.ɹɪŋ/
  • US: /ˈɡæð.ɚ.ɪŋ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: G AE1 DH ER0 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

That gathers together.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • She was worried by the gathering stormclouds.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: assemblage

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A group of people or things.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a gathering of Catholics

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: assemblage, concourse, congregation

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: arts, bookbinding, crafts, hobbies, lifestyle

Examples

  • This gathering machine forms the backbone of a bookbinding operation.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A charitable contribution; a collection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

The collection of produce, items, goods, etc.; the practice of collecting food from nature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

present participle and gerund of gather

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

the act of gathering something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gather

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation

Narrower terms: centralization, centralisation, harvest, harvesting, harvest home

10

noun

Meaning 10

the social act of assembling

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they demanded the right of assembly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: assembly, assemblage

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: group action

Narrower terms: mobilization, mobilisation, convocation, calling together, meeting, coming together, congregation, congregating, convention, convening, concentration

11

noun

Meaning 11

sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gather

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sewing, stitchery

12

noun

Meaning 12

a group of persons together in one place

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: assemblage

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: social group

Narrower terms: building, carload, contingent, floor, pair, room, trio, threesome, triad, trinity, turnout, quartet, quartette, foursome, quintet, quintette, fivesome, sextet, sextette, sixsome, septet, septette, sevensome, octet, octette, eightsome, assembly, crowd, multitude, throng, concourse, audience, community, municipality, cast, cast of characters, dramatis personae, class, form, grade, course, year, social gathering, social affair, crew, gang, bunch, meeting, group meeting, covey, quorum, rally, mass meeting, commune, convocation, fair, bevy, cortege, retinue, suite, entourage, camp, muster, rap group, rave-up, table, wine tasting

History

Etymology

From Middle English gaderynge, equivalent to gather + -ing (present participle ending).

From Middle English gadering, from Old English gaderung (“gathering, assembly”), equivalent to gather + -ing (verbal noun ending).

Across languages

Translations

104 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: mbledhje — get-together, social function
  • Armenian: հավաքույթ (havakʻuytʻ) — get-together, social function
  • Bulgarian: събиране (sǎbirane) — get-together, social function
  • Bulgarian: събрание (sǎbranie) — get-together, social function
  • Czech: shromáždění — get-together, social function
  • Czech: schůze — get-together, social function
  • Czech: slet — get-together, social function
  • Danish: sammenkomst — get-together, social function
  • Danish: komsammen — get-together, social function
  • Esperanto: kunveno — get-together, social function
  • Finnish: kokous — get-together, social function
  • Finnish: kokoontuminen — get-together, social function
  • Finnish: tapaaminen — get-together, social function
  • French: rencontre — get-together, social function
  • French: réunion — get-together, social function
  • French: rassemblement — get-together, social function
  • Georgian: შეკრება (šeḳreba) — get-together, social function
  • Georgian: კრება (ḳreba) — get-together, social function
  • German: Zusammenkunft — get-together, social function
  • German: Versammlung — get-together, social function
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌵𐌿𐌼𐌸𐍃 (gaqumþs) — get-together, social function
  • Hebrew: הִתְקַהֲלוּת (hitkahalút) — get-together, social function
  • Hungarian: összejövetel — get-together, social function
  • Italian: incontro — get-together, social function
  • Italian: raduno — get-together, social function
  • Japanese: 集まり (atsumari) — get-together, social function
  • Korean: 모임 (moim) — get-together, social function
  • Central Kurdish: کۆبونەوە (kobunewe) — get-together, social function
  • Macedonian: соби́рање (sobíranje) — get-together, social function
  • Manx: cruinnaght — get-together, social function
  • Māori: taiopenga — get-together, social function
  • Māori: kauopeopenga — get-together, social function
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sammenkomst — get-together, social function
  • Polish: biesiada — get-together, social function
  • Portuguese: encontro — get-together, social function
  • Russian: встре́ча (vstréča) — get-together, social function
  • Scottish Gaelic: cruinneachadh — get-together, social function
  • Slovak: stretnutie — get-together, social function
  • Slovak: zhromaždenie — get-together, social function
  • Spanish: encuentro — get-together, social function
  • Tocharian B: sārri — get-together, social function
  • Ottoman Turkish: درنك (dernek) — get-together, social function
  • Ottoman Turkish: جمعیت (cemʼiyet) — get-together, social function
  • Ottoman Turkish: انجمن (encümen) — get-together, social function
  • Ottoman Turkish: مجلس (meclis) — get-together, social function
  • Ottoman Turkish: اجتماع (ictimâʼ) — get-together, social function
  • Ottoman Turkish: محفل (mahfil) — get-together, social function
  • Walloon: raploû — get-together, social function
  • Walloon: rapoûlaedje — get-together, social function
  • Zulu: imbizo — get-together, social function
  • Zulu: umhlangano — get-together, social function
  • Bulgarian: сборище (sborište) — group of people or things
  • Bulgarian: струпване (strupvane) — group of people or things
  • Danish: forsamling — group of people or things
  • Finnish: ryhmä — group of people or things
  • Finnish: valikoima — group of people or things
  • Finnish: kokoelma — group of people or things
  • Finnish: kasa — group of people or things
  • Finnish: joukko — group of people or things
  • French: assemblée — group of people or things
  • French: groupe — group of people or things
  • French: rassemblement — group of people or things
  • Galician: asemblea — group of people or things
  • Georgian: კრება (ḳreba) — group of people or things
  • German: Ansammlung — group of people or things
  • Italian: gruppo — group of people or things
  • Macedonian: со́бор (sóbor) — group of people or things
  • Macedonian: собо́риште (sobórište) — group of people or things
  • Malay: perhimpunan — group of people or things
  • Māori: taiopenga — group of people or things
  • Norwegian Bokmål: innsamling — group of people or things
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: innsamling — group of people or things
  • Polish: zebranie — group of people or things
  • Polish: zgromadzenie — group of people or things
  • Portuguese: assembleia — group of people or things
  • Russian: собра́ние (sobránije) — group of people or things
  • Russian: сбо́рище (sbórišče) — group of people or things
  • Russian: сбор (sbor) — group of people or things
  • Scottish Gaelic: cruinneachadh — group of people or things
  • Spanish: allegamiento — group of people or things
  • Spanish: alleganza — group of people or things
  • Tocharian B: kraupalñe — group of people or things
  • Walloon: rashonnaedje — group of people or things
  • Walloon: rashonnmint — group of people or things
  • Walloon: ramexhnaedje — group of people or things
  • Dutch: katern — bookbinding: group of sheets
  • Finnish: arkkivihko — bookbinding: group of sheets
  • French: cahier — bookbinding: group of sheets
  • Hungarian: ív — bookbinding: group of sheets
  • Italian: quaderno — bookbinding: group of sheets
  • Polish: składka — bookbinding: group of sheets
  • Portuguese: caderno — bookbinding: group of sheets
  • Swedish: ark — bookbinding: group of sheets
  • Swedish: tryckark — bookbinding: group of sheets
  • Walloon: cayé — bookbinding: group of sheets
  • Finnish: lahjoitus — charitable contribution; collection
  • Finnish: keräys — charitable contribution; collection
  • Finnish: kerääminen — collection of produce, items, goods, etc.; the practice of collecting food from nature
  • Finnish: keräily — collection of produce, items, goods, etc.; the practice of collecting food from nature
  • Hungarian: gyűjtögetés — collection of produce, items, goods, etc.; the practice of collecting food from nature
  • Hungarian: begyűjtés — collection of produce, items, goods, etc.; the practice of collecting food from nature
  • Hungarian: betakarítás — collection of produce, items, goods, etc.; the practice of collecting food from nature
  • Hungarian: szedés — collection of produce, items, goods, etc.; the practice of collecting food from nature
  • Hungarian: gyűjtés — collection of produce, items, goods, etc.; the practice of collecting food from nature
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