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. Trey Gowdy:

   Shame on them and everyone else who has demanded this committee to give up before gathering all of the facts.

2. Fernando Cutz:

   There are certainly concerns about the Chinese having full access to the region, you could imagine a situation where they would develop intelligence capabilities, intelligence gathering capabilities.

3. Kyle Sanders:

   Eroding investor sentiment was a headwind to asset gathering this quarter.

4. William Waters:

   We had a complaint that a gathering of people was taking place there in the form of a church, we investigated that and determined that, yes, there were people gathered there.

5. Mark Cooper:

   Upland is a gathering system that will help move Williston Basin oil production to markets where it is needed, a great deal of this oil is already being transported to market by rail. Upland will allow us to transport that oil by pipeline.

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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