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• Gather — Gath er (g[a^][th] [ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gathering}.] [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. g[ae]d fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG. gate …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• gather — [gath′ər] vt. [ME gaderen < OE gad(e)rian, akin to OFris gaduria, Du gaderen < IE base * ghedh , to unite, join > (TO)GETHER, GOOD, Ger gatte, spouse] 1. to cause to come together in one place or group 2. to get or collect gradually from …   English World dictionary

• Speed Modelling Contest — Speed Modeling Contests (SMC for short) are competitions using 3D computer graphics software. Artists gather together, decide on a topic and a time limit and create 3d models in the allotted time limit. Although the spirit of the contest is to… …   Wikipedia

• gather steam — If something gathers speed, it moves or progresses at an increasing speed …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• speed — [n] rate of motion, often a high rate acceleration, activity, agility, alacrity, breeze, briskness, celerity, clip, dispatch, eagerness, expedition, fleetness, gait, haste, headway, hurry, hustle, legerity, lick, liveliness, momentum, pace,… …   New thesaurus

• gather — gath|er1 W2S2 [ˈgæðə US ər] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(come together)¦ 2¦(know/think)¦ 3¦(collect)¦ 4 gather speed/force/momentum etc 5 gather dust 6¦(cloth)¦ 7 gather yourself/your strength/your thoughts 8¦(clouds/darkness)¦ 9 gather somebody to you/gather… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• gather — gath|er1 [ gæðər ] verb *** ▸ 1 come together ▸ 2 search for and find ▸ 3 increase ▸ 4 bring things together ▸ 5 believe when not told ▸ 6 when clouds appear ▸ 7 make many folds in cloth ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive if people… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• gather — I UK [ˈɡæðə(r)] / US [ˈɡæðər] verb Word forms gather : present tense I/you/we/they gather he/she/it gathers present participle gathering past tense gathered past participle gathered *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] if people gather, or if someone …   English dictionary

• gather — [[t]gæ̱ðə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ gathers, gathering, gathered 1) V ERG If people gather somewhere, they come together in a group. [V prep/adv] In the evenings, we gathered around the fireplace and talked... [V n with together] The man signalled for me to… …   English dictionary

• gather — 1 verb 1 COME TOGETHER (I) to come together and form a group: On Fridays the men gather together at the mosque. | Tens of thousands of people had gathered outside the US embassy. | gather around/round: I d like everyone to gather round so I can… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• gather — /ˈgæðə / (say gadhuh) verb (t) 1. to bring (persons, animals, or things) together into one company or aggregate. 2. to get together from various places or sources; collect gradually. 3. to learn or infer from observation: I gather that he ll be… …