FORGATHER

meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather

(verb) collect in one place; “We assembled in the church basement”; “Let’s gather in the dining room”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

forgather (third-person singular simple present forgathers, present participle forgathering, simple past and past participle forgathered)

(intransitive) To assemble or gather together in one place, to gather up; to congregate.

Synonyms

• collect, begather; see also assemble

Source: Wiktionary


For*gath"er, v. i.

Definition: To convene; to gossip; to meet accidentally. [Scot.] Jamieson. Within that circle he forgathered with many a fool. Wilson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

14 January 2025

SUCH

(adjective) of so extreme a degree or extent; “such weeping”; “so much weeping”; “such a help”; “such grief”; “never dreamed of such beauty”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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