gather

Definition

To collect normally separate things.

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”).

Example Sentences

• "I've been gathering ideas from the people I work with."
• "She bent down to gather the reluctant cat from beneath the chair."
• "We went to gather some blackberries from the nearby lane."