gather

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

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Definition

  1. noun sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
  2. noun the act of gathering something
  3. verb assemble or get together

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”).

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