gathering
US /ˈɡæðərɪŋ/
・UK /ˈgæðərɪŋ/
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v.t.Transitive VerbTo bring objects together into one place
I am busy gathering information about those events
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Bringing things or people together
At Christmas we usually have the family gathering at our parents house
v.t.Transitive VerbTo collect foods such as wild berries or crops
'Where is Tom?' 'He is gathering cherries in the garden'
v.t.Transitive VerbTo increase or accumulate
These old carpets are just gathering dust. Let's throw them away
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A meeting of people who come together
Do you know everybody in that gathering over there?
v.t.Transitive VerbTo bring people, animals together into a group
We were gathering all his things to put in a bag, but we couldn’t find it
v.t.Transitive VerbTo activate strength, courage to prepare for task
Rose was gathering herself for the acting role
v.t.Transitive VerbTo understand or believe some information
She is gathering that he is not married, poor nave girl
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A part of a garment that has been gathered or pleated.
The gathering at the waist gives the dress a flattering shape.
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Fidget Spinner Haters!
- to Magic: The Gathering, like trading cards were huge when we were growing up, and they were expensive.
to Magic: The Gathering, like trading cards were huge when we were growing up, and they were expensive.
- From Pokemon cards, to Yugioh, to Magic the Gathering,
From Pokemon cards, to Yugioh, to Magic the Gathering,
10 Things You Should Eliminate From Your Life
- It's high time to bid farewell to expired products, clothes that no longer fit, and broken or outdated items just hanging around gathering dust.
It's high time to bid farewell to expired products, clothes that no longer fit, and broken or outdated items just hanging around gathering dust.
- broken or outdated items just hanging around gathering dust.
broken or outdated items just hanging around gathering dust.
Over 100 killed in deadly attack on Moscow concert hall
- Hopefully, we saw our State Department or embassy there put out a notice to all Americans in Moscow to avoid any large gathering, concerts, obviously, shopping malls, anything like that, just for their own safety.
Hopefully, we saw our State Department or embassy there put out a notice to all Americans in Moscow to avoid any large gathering, concerts, obviously, shopping malls, anything like that, just for their own safety.
- Hopefully you saw our state department or embassy there put out a notice to all Americans in Moscow to avoid any large gathering, concerts, obviously shopping malls, anything like that, just for their own safety.
Hopefully you saw our state department or embassy there put out a notice to all Americans in Moscow to avoid any large gathering, concerts, obviously shopping malls, anything like that, just for their own safety.
The Trump investigations you should actually care about
- and since then, lawyers have been gathering evidence in 4 separate criminal investigations.
and since then, lawyers have been gathering evidence in 4 separate criminal investigations.
- and since then lawyers have been gathering evidence in four separate criminal investigations.
and since then lawyers have been gathering evidence in four separate criminal investigations.
土耳其爆逾十年來最大示威 反對派市長被捕激發衝突－ BBC News 中文
- Thousands of people gathering again in Istanbul following the arrest of the city's mayor last week.
Thousands of people gathering again in Istanbul following the arrest of the city's mayor last week.
- Thousands of people gathering again in Istanbul following the arrest of the city's mayor last week.
Thousands of people gathering again in Istanbul following the arrest of the city's mayor last week.
The 3,000-year-old history of the passport | BBC Global
- One of their first actions was to hold a conference on passports and passport controls, and it was at that conference in 1920 that the first sort of universal standards for the document itself, the size, the shape, the contents, as the passport system has evolved increasingly rapidly over the last decade or so, there's more and more data gathering, not just about those personal details inscribed in the passport, but about the structure of our face or the veins in our eyeballs or what have you, so that the system itself is gathering an almost, one might say, dystopian amount of information about individuals so that we are completely within the purview or control of that system as we move around the world.
One of their first actions was to hold a conference on passports and passport controls, and it was at that conference in 1920 that the first sort of universal standards for the document itself, the size, the shape, the contents, as the passport system has evolved increasingly rapidly over the last decade or so, there's more and more data gathering, not just about those personal details inscribed in the passport, but about the structure of our face or the veins in our eyeballs or what have you, so that the system itself is gathering an almost, one might say, dystopian amount of information about individuals so that we are completely within the purview or control of that system as we move around the world.
- And it was at that conference in 1920 that the first sort of universal standards for the document itself, the size, the shape, the contents as the passport system has evolved increasingly rapidly over the last decade or so, there's more and more data gathering, not just about those personal details inscribed in the passport, but
And it was at that conference in 1920 that the first sort of universal standards for the document itself, the size, the shape, the contents as the passport system has evolved increasingly rapidly over the last decade or so, there's more and more data gathering, not just about those personal details inscribed in the passport, but
Video shows shooting by Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy that killed Sonya Massey
- The officers who were called to her home spent several minutes with her gathering information about the 91 calls she initially placed.
The officers who were called to her home spent several minutes with her gathering information about the 91 calls she initially placed.
- The officers who were called to her home spent several minutes with her gathering information about the 911 call she initially placed.
The officers who were called to her home spent several minutes with her gathering information about the 911 call she initially placed.
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- This ensemble is ideal for a day of exploring or a casual gathering. 12.
This ensemble is ideal for a day of exploring or a casual gathering. 12.
- This ensemble is ideal for a day of exploring or a casual gathering.
This ensemble is ideal for a day of exploring or a casual gathering.
Hudson River helicopter crash kills family of five | BBC News
- But over the years, there have been a number of crashes, the investigation into this one will be led by the National Transportation Safety Board, which said it was still gathering information.
But over the years, there have been a number of crashes, the investigation into this one will be led by the National Transportation Safety Board, which said it was still gathering information.
- The investigation into this one will be led by the National Transportation Safety Board, which said it was still gathering information.
The investigation into this one will be led by the National Transportation Safety Board, which said it was still gathering information.
HONG KONG FOOD GUIDE // 香港美食指南 (Hong Kong Travel Guide)
- Yum cha is more than just about the food; it's a social gathering place where family and friends can hang out or catch up over tea and a wide selection of dim sums.
Yum cha is more than just about the food; it's a social gathering place where family and friends can hang out or catch up over tea and a wide selection of dim sums.
- It's a social gathering place where family and friends can hang out or catch up over tea and a wide selection of dim sums.
It's a social gathering place where family and friends can hang out or catch up over tea and a wide selection of dim sums.