gather, übersetzung im Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

gather
vb

1 to assemble or cause to assemble

2 to collect or be collected gradually; muster

3 tr to learn from information given; conclude or assume

4 tr to pick or harvest (flowers, fruit, etc.)

5 tr; foll by: to or into to clasp or embrace
the mother gathered the child into her arms

6 tr to bring close (to) or wrap (around)
she gathered her shawl about her shoulders

7 to increase or cause to increase gradually, as in force, speed, intensity, etc.

8 to contract (the brow) or (of the brow) to become contracted into wrinkles; knit

9 tr to assemble (sections of a book) in the correct sequence for binding

10 tr to collect by making a selection

11 tr to prepare or make ready
to gather one's wits

12 to draw (material) into a series of small tucks or folds by passing a thread through it and then pulling it tight

13 intr (of a boil or other sore) to come to a head; form pus
n

a the act of gathering

b the amount gathered

15 a small fold in material, as made by a tightly pulled stitch; tuck

16  (Printing)  an informal name for  → section  → 17
  (Old English gadrian; related to Old Frisian gaderia, Middle Low German gaderen)
♦ gatherable  adj
♦ gatherer  n