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/'gæðə/ * ngoại động từ - tập hợp, tụ họp lại =to gather a crowd round+ tập hợp một đám đông quanh mình - hái, lượm, thu thập =to gather flowers+ hái hoa =to gather information+ lượm tin tức =to gather experience+ thu thập kinh nghiệm - lấy, lấy lại =to gather breath+ lấy hơi =to gather strength+ lấy lại sức - chun, nhăn =to gather a coat at the waist+ chun áo ở thắt lưng =to gather the brows+ nhăn mày - hiểu, nắm được; kết luận, suy ra =I can't gather nothing from his speech+ tôi chẳng hiểu hắn ta nói gì * nội động từ - tập hợp lại, tụ họp lại, kéo đến =a crowd gathered round him+ một đám đông tụ họp quanh anh ta =the clouds are gathering+ mây đang kéo đến - to ra, phóng đại, tăng lên =the rumour gathered as it spread+ tin đồn càng lan đi càng được phóng đại mãi - (y học) mưng mủ (nhọt) !to gather up - nhặt (cái gì) lên - thu thập lại, tập trung =to gather up one's forces+ tập trung lực lượng - thu (gọn) lại =to gather up one's legs+ ngồi thu chân lại =to gather oneself up on the divan+ ngồi thu mình trên đi văng !to be gathered to one's fathers - chết, về chầu tổ !rolling stone gathers no moss - lăn lóc đổi nghề lắm rút cục chẳng tinh nghề nào
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gather strength — increase in power or might; recover; be intensified, gain momentum … English contemporary dictionary
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gather — v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. bring or come together; assemble, accumulate. 2 tr. (usu. foll. by up) a bring together from scattered places or sources. b take up together from the ground, a surface, etc. c draw into a smaller compass. 3 tr. acquire by … Useful english dictionary
gather your strength — gather your strength/courage/energy/wits/ phrase to prepare yourself for a difficult situation or action Thesaurus: to try to deal with a problem or difficultysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
gather your courage — gather your strength/courage/energy/wits/ phrase to prepare yourself for a difficult situation or action Thesaurus: to try to deal with a problem or difficultysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
gather your energy — gather your strength/courage/energy/wits/ phrase to prepare yourself for a difficult situation or action Thesaurus: to try to deal with a problem or difficultysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
gather your wits — gather your strength/courage/energy/wits/ phrase to prepare yourself for a difficult situation or action Thesaurus: to try to deal with a problem or difficultysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
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 — 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 — 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 — [[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
