Gathering
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A meeting or get-together; a party or social function. A group of people or things.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together
Example sentence: I have also noticed that when a rider who had confidence in his ability was defeated, after doing his level best to win, always received an ovation from the gathering.
Gather
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward.The soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering. See gather (transitive verb).A piece of molten glass colected on the end of a blowpipe.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To collect; normally separate things.# Especially, to harvest food.#: We went to gather some blackberries from the nearby lane.# To accumulate over time, to amass little by little.#: Over the years he'd gathered a considerable collection of mugs.# To congregate, or assemble.#: People gathered round as he began to tell his story.To bring parts of a whole closer.# To add pleats or folds to a piece of cloth, normally to reduce its width.#: A gown should be gathered around the top so that it will remain shaped.# To bring stitches closer together.#: Be careful not to stretch or gather your knitting.#: If you want to emphasise the shape, it is possible to gather the waistline.To infer or conclude; to know from a different source.To be filled with pusTo collect molten glass on the end of a tool.
Example sentence: It seems everyone wants to know if I have an eating disorder, and playing an anorexic character on 'Make it or Break It' probably didn't help much. To set the record straight, I certainly do not have an eating disorder. I think as anyone can gather, I love food, and it is not just a front to cover up the fact that I don't eat any.