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单词 congregate
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Definition of congregate in English:

congregate

verb ˈkɒŋɡrɪɡeɪtˈkɑŋɡrəˌɡeɪt
[no object]
  • Gather into a crowd or mass.

    some 4,000 demonstrators had congregated at a border point
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He said the rank at the moment has to deal with too many taxis and has become a hot-spot for trouble because of crowds congregating there at night.
    • He is also banned from congregating with certain individuals.
    • Members of the public said they had been scared and felt intimidated because of the large numbers of youths congregating near their homes.
    • A crowd congregated to pay tribute to his many his sacrifices to the Kingdom.
    • The initiative was a result of on-going problems in the town's car parks, where homeless people have been congregating in stairwells and upper levels.
    • The very fact that they are congregating in a manner which the police suspect may cause fear and nuisance to the general public is enough.
    • But local police officers say removing the benches would stop troublemakers from congregating there.
    • Their trial had the people of south Wales holding their breath, with a 5,000 strong crowd congregating outside the court on the first day.
    • Troublemakers have been congregating in Gilbert's Alley and causing problems at the town council meeting rooms.
    • There was a mass of people congregating around the fountain, all dressed in smart suits or dazzling gowns.
    • There are fears that policing the ban will be difficult and it could lead to groups of people congregating in the street to have a cigarette.
    • Residents want police to use their new powers to stop the youths from congregating on the estate and causing criminal damage.
    • The frost melted every end-of-term however, as the whole school congregated in the assembly hall to watch a film.
    • Since the smoking ban has been introduced the sight of people congregating around the entrance to a licensed premises has become commonplace.
    • As she neared the Village Square, she saw a crowd of people congregated there.
    • After lunch at my family's home, we had a hard time leaving because a mass of people had congregated outside.
    • Youths have been congregating in these areas of South Woodham following the dispersal order that covers the town centre.
    • Walking down the street on the Saturday, he noticed a large group of people congregating outside a hotel.
    • Every year police are called out to reports of children smashing windows, climbing on roofs or congregating on school sites.
    • The crowd had congregated in the street during the evening and had been drinking outside due to the warm weather.
    Synonyms
    assemble, gather, collect, come together, flock together, get together, convene, rally, rendezvous, muster, meet, amass, crowd, cluster, throng, group
    rare foregather

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin congregat- 'collected (into a flock), united', from the verb congregare, from con- 'together' + gregare (from grex, greg- 'a flock').

  • The Latin word for a herd or flock was grex, giving congregare, meaning ‘to collect into a herd or flock, to unite’. Gregarious (mid 17th century), meaning ‘fond of company’, is also descended from grex, as are aggregate (Late Middle English) ‘herd together’; egregious (mid 16th century) ‘standing out from the herd’ and originally complimentary; and segregation (mid 16th century) ‘set apart from the herd’.

 
 

Definition of congregate in US English:

congregate

verbˈkɑŋɡrəˌɡeɪtˈkäNGɡrəˌɡāt
[no object]
  • Gather into a crowd or mass.

    some 4000 demonstrators had congregated at a border point
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Every year police are called out to reports of children smashing windows, climbing on roofs or congregating on school sites.
    • The crowd had congregated in the street during the evening and had been drinking outside due to the warm weather.
    • There was a mass of people congregating around the fountain, all dressed in smart suits or dazzling gowns.
    • Walking down the street on the Saturday, he noticed a large group of people congregating outside a hotel.
    • As she neared the Village Square, she saw a crowd of people congregated there.
    • He is also banned from congregating with certain individuals.
    • But local police officers say removing the benches would stop troublemakers from congregating there.
    • Youths have been congregating in these areas of South Woodham following the dispersal order that covers the town centre.
    • Their trial had the people of south Wales holding their breath, with a 5,000 strong crowd congregating outside the court on the first day.
    • The initiative was a result of on-going problems in the town's car parks, where homeless people have been congregating in stairwells and upper levels.
    • A crowd congregated to pay tribute to his many his sacrifices to the Kingdom.
    • The very fact that they are congregating in a manner which the police suspect may cause fear and nuisance to the general public is enough.
    • Residents want police to use their new powers to stop the youths from congregating on the estate and causing criminal damage.
    • The frost melted every end-of-term however, as the whole school congregated in the assembly hall to watch a film.
    • There are fears that policing the ban will be difficult and it could lead to groups of people congregating in the street to have a cigarette.
    • Members of the public said they had been scared and felt intimidated because of the large numbers of youths congregating near their homes.
    • Since the smoking ban has been introduced the sight of people congregating around the entrance to a licensed premises has become commonplace.
    • He said the rank at the moment has to deal with too many taxis and has become a hot-spot for trouble because of crowds congregating there at night.
    • After lunch at my family's home, we had a hard time leaving because a mass of people had congregated outside.
    • Troublemakers have been congregating in Gilbert's Alley and causing problems at the town council meeting rooms.
    Synonyms
    assemble, gather, collect, come together, flock together, get together, convene, rally, rendezvous, muster, meet, amass, crowd, cluster, throng, group
adjectiveˈkäNGɡrəˌɡətˈkɑŋɡrəˌɡət
US
  • Communal.

    nursing homes and adult congregate living facilities
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He stated they have developed a product type with these senior apartment communities that are about a third larger than a congregate care unit and roughly half the monthly rent you would pay for congregate care monthly rental.
    • The failures of congregate wet-nursing and the high cost of private commercial arrangements encouraged the search for alternatives.
    • We describe the goals, development, operation, and outcomes of an intergenerational programmatic relationship between a private comprehensive college and a congregate facility that houses both independent-living apartments and assisted living for older adults.
    • As community inclusion advocates pursue a "one-size-fits-all" policy and push to close all congregate facilities, the least restrictive environment ceases to be a reality for many consumers.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin congregat- ‘collected (into a flock), united’, from the verb congregare, from con- ‘together’ + gregare (from grex, greg- ‘a flock’).

 
 
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