What is another word for gather together?

Pronunciation: [ɡˈaðə təɡˈɛðə] (IPA)

When we want to express the idea of bringing people or things together in one place, we often use the phrase "gather together". However, there are many other ways to convey this same meaning. For instance, we might say "assemble", "congregate", "collect", "compile", "amass", "glean", "round up", "marshal", "herd" or "pool". Each of these synonyms has its own shade of meaning, but all suggest the act of joining together, either for a common purpose or simply in the same location. By incorporating these different terms into our vocabulary, we can add variety and precision to our communication.

What are the hypernyms for Gather together?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Gather together

  • Strangers used to gather together at the cinema and sit together in the dark, like Ancient Greeks participating in the mysteries, dreaming the same dream in unison.
    Angela Carter
  • If a sufficient number of people who wanted to stop war really did gather together, they would first of all begin by making war upon those who disagreed with them. And it is still more certain that they would make war on people who also want to stop wars but in another way.
    Gurdjieff
  • I’m not blaming religion for all or even most human barbarism. Of course faith in God generates compassion and altruism as well. Religious belief probably motivated some rescue workers who tried so heroically to save people from the wreckage. Religious belief offers solace and strength to people in the awful aftermath of the attack. But while they gather together to pray and seek comfort, protection, or approval from God, so do the terrorists. Whatever lessons we take from this dreadful attack, we should never forget that it was, after all, a faith based initiative.
    Wendy Kaminer
  • Birds of a feather will gather together.
    Robert Burton
  • The children assembled first, of course. School was recently over for the summer, and the feeling of liberty sat uneasily on most of them; they tended to gather together quietly for a while before they broke into boisterous play.
    Shirley Jackson

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