gathering

gath·er·ing

G0059400 (găth′ər-ĭng)n.1. a. The action of one that gathers.b. That which is gathered or amassed; a collection or accumulation.2. An assembly of persons; a meeting.3. The collecting of food that grows wild, such as berries, roots, and grains.4. A gather in cloth.5. A suppurated swelling; a boil or abscess.

gathering

(ˈɡæðərɪŋ) n1. a group of people, things, etc, that are gathered together; assembly2. (Knitting & Sewing) sewing a gather or series of gathers in material3. (Pathology) a. the formation of pus in a boilb. the pus so formed4. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing an informal name for section¹⁷

gath•er•ing

(ˈgæð ər ɪŋ)

n. 1. an assembly; meeting. 2. an assemblage of people. 3. a collection of anything. 4. the act of a person or thing that gathers. 5. something gathered together. 6. a gather in cloth. 7. an inflamed and suppurating swelling. [before 900]

Gathering

 a crowd; an assembly; a collection.Example: Gathering of Ghosts [book title by Roy Lewis], 1982.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gathering - a group of persons together in one placeassemblagesocial group - people sharing some social relationbuilding - the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained about the noise"carload - a gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobilecontingent - a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"floor - the occupants of a floor; "the whole floor complained about the lack of heat"pair - two people considered as a unitroom - the people who are present in a room; "the whole room was cheering"threesome, triad, trinity, trio - three people considered as a unitturnout - the group that gathers together for a particular occasion; "a large turnout for the meeting"foursome, quartette, quartet - four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m."fivesome, quintette, quintet - five people considered as a unitsixsome, sextette, sextet - six people considered as a unitsevensome, septette, septet - seven people considered as a uniteightsome, octette, octet - eight people considered as a unitassembly - a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purposecrowd - a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"concourse, throng, multitude - a large gathering of peopleaudience - a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"community - a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"municipality - people living in a town or city having local self-governmentcast, cast of characters, dramatis personae - the actors in a playgrade, class, course, form - a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy"year, class - a body of students who graduate together; "the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High"social affair, social gathering - a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowshipbunch, crowd, gang, crew - an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"group meeting, meeting - a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson"covey - a small collection of peoplequorum - a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct businessmass meeting, rally - a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasmcommune - a body of people or families living together and sharing everythingconvocation - a group gathered in response to a summonsfair - gathering of producers to promote business; "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair"bevy - a large gathering of people of a particular type; "he was surrounded by a bevy of beauties in bathing attire"; "a bevy of young beach boys swarmed around him"entourage, retinue, cortege, suite - the group following and attending to some important personcamp - a group of people living together in a camp; "the whole camp laughed at his mistake"muster - a gathering of military personnel for duty; "he was thrown in the brig for missing muster"rap group - a gathering of people holding a rap sessionrave-up - a raucous gatheringtable - a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game; "he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks"wine tasting - a gathering of people to taste and compare different wines
	2.	gathering - the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly"assemblage, assemblygroup action - action taken by a group of peoplemobilisation, mobilization - act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action; "mobilization of the country's economic resources"calling together, convocation - the act of convokingcoming together, meeting - the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"congregating, congregation - the act of congregatingconvening, convention - the act of conveningconcentration - bringing together military forces
	3.	gathering - the act of gathering somethinggatherassembling, collecting, aggregation, collection - the act of gathering something togethercentralisation, centralization - gathering to a centerharvest home, harvesting, harvest - the gathering of a ripened crop
	4.	gathering - sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitchinggatherstitchery, sewing - needlework on which you are working with needle and thread; "she put her sewing back in the basket"

gathering

noun1. assembly, group, crowd, meeting, conference, company, party, congress, mass, rally, convention, knot, flock, get-together (informal), congregation, muster, turnout, multitude, throng, hui (N.Z.), concourse, assemblage, conclave, convocation He spoke today before a large gathering of world leaders.2. collecting, gaining, collection, obtaining, acquisition, roundup, accumulation, stockpiling, attainment, procuring a mission to spearhead the gathering of information

gathering

noun1. A quantity accumulated:accumulation, aggregation, amassment, assemblage, collection, congeries, cumulation, mass.2. A number of persons who have come or been gathered together:assemblage, assembly, body, company, conclave, conference, congregation, congress, convention, convocation, crowd, group, meeting, muster, troop.Informal: get-together.3. The act or fact of coming together:concourse, confluence, convergence, junction, meeting.

Translations

集会

gather

(ˈgӕðə) verb1. to (cause to) come together in one place. A crowd of people gathered near the accident. (使)聚集 聚集2. to learn (from what has been seen, heard etc). I gather you are leaving tomorrow. 猜想，推測 推测3. to collect or get. He gathered strawberries from the garden; to gather information. 採集，收集 采集4. to pull (material) into small folds and stitch together. She gathered the skirt at the waist. 將(布料)褶起並縫合 打褶 noun a fold in material, a piece of clothing etc. (布料、衣服的)褶子 皱褶ˈgathering noun a meeting of people. a family gathering. 集會，聚會 集会gather round to come together around a person, thing etc. Will everyone please gather round? 靠攏並圍在(某人或某物)周圍 聚拢并围在（某人或某物）周围 gather together to come or bring together, in a group. He gathered his books and papers together. 聚集成一群，收集在一起 聚集，收集在一起