foregather
verb /ˌfɔːˈɡæðə(r)/
/ˌfɔːrˈɡæðər/
(also forgather)
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they foregather | /ˌfɔːˈɡæðə(r)/ /ˌfɔːrˈɡæðər/ |
| he / she / it foregathers | /ˌfɔːˈɡæðəz/ /ˌfɔːrˈɡæðərz/ |
| past simple foregathered | /ˌfɔːˈɡæðəd/ /ˌfɔːrˈɡæðərd/ |
| past participle foregathered | /ˌfɔːˈɡæðəd/ /ˌfɔːrˈɡæðərd/ |
| -ing form foregathering | /ˌfɔːˈɡæðərɪŋ/ /ˌfɔːrˈɡæðərɪŋ/ |
- to meet together in a groupWord Originlate 15th cent. (originally Scots as forgadder): from Dutch vergaderen.