Definitions for GATHERING
ˈgæð ər ɪŋgath·er·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. gathering, assemblagenoun

   a group of persons together in one place

2. assembly, assemblage, gatheringnoun

   the social act of assembling

   "they demanded the right of assembly"

3. gather, gatheringnoun

   the act of gathering something

4. gather, gatheringnoun

   sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. gatheringnoun

   A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.

   I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists.

2. gatheringnoun

   A group of people or things.

   A gathering of fruit.

3. gatheringnoun

   (bookbinding) A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.

   This gathering machine forms the backbone of a bookbinding operation.

4. gatheringverb

   present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together

   She enjoyed gathering wildflowers.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gatheringnoun

   Collection of charitable contributions.

   Etymology: from gather.

   Let every one lay by him in store, that there be no gatherings when I come. 1 Cor. xvi. 2.

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1. gathering

   A gathering is an event where a group of people come together in a single location for a specific purpose, which could be for a celebration, meeting, social interaction, discussion, mutual activity, to express a collective sentiment or any number of reasons. The size or nature of the group can greatly vary, from a small intimate gathering of friends or family to a large public event such as a conference or festival.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gathering

   of Gather

2. Gatheringnoun

   the act of collecting or bringing together

3. Gatheringnoun

   that which is gathered, collected, or brought together

4. Gatheringnoun

   a crowd; an assembly; a congregation

5. Gatheringnoun

   a charitable contribution; a collection

6. Gatheringnoun

   a tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess

7. Gatheringadjective

   assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gathering

   A group of people.

   There was a family gathering at least every month which brought joy to everyone.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 7, 2020  

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1. gathering

   Song lyrics by gathering -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by gathering on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Collection
   • Sewing
   • Social Group

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'GATHERING' in Nouns Frequency: #2690

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce GATHERING?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say GATHERING in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of GATHERING in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of GATHERING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of GATHERING in a Sentence

1. Kayte Spector-Bagdady:

   Whether or not you have been vaccinated is your own private medical information, places like hospitals or your doctor generally can not share that information without your written permission. But there will likely be increasing circumstances where you might want to share your vaccine status. A small gathering of friends, for instance, might want to share vaccine statuses to assuage any anxieties people might have.

2. Abike Dabiri:

   The Nigerians that were attacked were completely innocent, they just happened to be black ... I have spoken to the leaders of the Nigerian community in India and a lot of them are indoors, they are scared, they were worried about a mob that was gathering overnight.

3. Anthony Fauci:

   I would encourage any individual who is elderly or is medically fragile to think long and hard about going to any large gathering that would involve close quarters and potential spread. And if they do go, to take appropriate personal hygiene protections.

4. Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh:

   The gathering of information from 'witnesses' organized by Ethiopia allows the latter to advance its propaganda against a country that it aims to destabilize.

5. James Ritman:

   They're gathering data, all this demand, all this activity that is coming out of New York, is 100% based on the virus, the fact that there is an uncertainty surrounding New York City with mass transit, with buildings and spaces that are typically pretty dense.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=GATHERING
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gathering
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=GATHERING
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GATHERING
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=GATHERING