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. City Council President Ben Stuckart:

   We are gathering facts, looking at city code, to determine if any city policies in relation to boards or commissions were violated.

2. Loren Davis:

   The people who occupied the Cooper's Ferry site pursued a hunting and gathering lifeway most likely as small groups of people, likely fewer than 25 people in a group, who made multiple movements each year to access key resources as they were available.

3. Hakan Bjorkman:

   Hospitals have closed down because they have been overrun by Ebola patients and non-Ebola patients are too afraid to go to them for fear of catching the virus, hIV prevention activities in schools and awareness raising for the general population has been suspended due to the restriction of movement, the closure of all education institutions and the overall ban on public gathering.

4. Zach Binney:

   Every person that you add to a gathering adds risk, so once you get up to 50,000, 70,000, 100,000 (fans)... that is an enormous amount of risk to be taking on without a vaccine.

5. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus:

   Out of an abundance of caution, The United States has decided to host the upcoming G7 ministerial virtually by video teleconference instead of gathering in Pittsburgh, March 24-25, we thank the city of Pittsburgh for its willingness to host this year's G7 ministerial and for the support and assistance planning this year's event. We look forward to holding future events there.

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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