gather

gather
'ɡæðə
1. verb
1) (to (cause to) come together in one place: A crowd of people gathered near the accident.) reunir(se), juntar(se), congregarse
2) (to learn (from what has been seen, heard etc): I gather you are leaving tomorrow.) deducir; tener entendido
3) (to collect or get: He gathered strawberries from the garden; to gather information.) recoger; recolectar
4) (to pull (material) into small folds and stitch together: She gathered the skirt at the waist.) fruncir

2. noun
(a fold in material, a piece of clothing etc.) frunce, fruncido
- gather round
- gather together
gather vb
1. coger / recoger / reunir
we went to the country to gather flowers fuimos al campo para coger flores
2. reunirse / juntarse / formarse
a storm is gathering se está formando una tormenta
in the evening, people gather in the town square por la tarde, la gente se reúne en la plaza del pueblo
gather
tr['gæðəSMALLr/SMALL]
transitive verb
1 (collect) juntar
2 (call together) reunir
3 (pick up) recoger
4 (fruit, flowers) coger
5 (taxes) recaudar
6 (gain) ganar, cobrar
7 (in sewing) fruncir
8 (deduce) deducir, inferir, suponer
intransitive verb
1 (come together) reunirse, juntarse
2 (build up) acumularse
3 (form) formarse
■ a large crowd gathered se formó una gran muchedumbre
■ a big storm was gathering on the horizon una gran tormenta se formaba en el horizonte
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to gather speed ganar velocidad
to gather strength cobrar fuerzas
gather ['gæðər] vt
1) assemble: juntar, recoger, reunir
2) harvest: recoger, cosechar
3) : fruncir (una tela)
4) infer: deducir, suponer
gather
n.
• cogido s.m.
v.
• acumular v.
• amontonar v.
• arrebañar v.
• coger v.
• colegir v.
• cosechar v.
• deducir v.
• inferir v.
• recoger v.
• recolectar v.
• reunir v.
• vendimiar v.

I
1. 'gæðər, 'gæðə(r)
intransitive verb \<\<crowd\>\> congregarse*, reunirse*, juntarse

they gathered round the table — se reunieron or se agruparon en torno a la mesa

the storm clouds were gathering — se avecinaba la tormenta


2.
vt
1)
a) (collect) \<\<wood/berries\>\> recoger*, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<information\>\> reunir*, juntar; \<\<people\>\> reunir*

to gather dust — juntar or acumular polvo

b) \<\<thoughts\>\> poner* en orden; \<\<strength\>\> juntar, hacer* acopio de
c) (gain gradually) \<\<speed\>\> ir* adquiriendo
2) (conclude) deducir*

you don't agree, I gather — según parece no estás de acuerdo

I gather you're moving — tengo entendido que te mudas (de casa)

3) (wrap)

she gathered the shawl around her shoulders — se envolvió con el chal

4) (by sewing) fruncir*
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Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun fruncido m, frunce m
['ɡæðǝ(r)]
1. VT
1) (also: gather together) [+ people, objects] reunir, juntar; (also: gather up) [+ pins, sticks etc] recoger; [+ harvest, crop] recoger, recolectar; [+ flowers] coger, recoger (LAm); [+ information] reunir, recopilar; [+ hair] recoger; (Sew) fruncir; [+ taxes] recaudar

we gathered enough firewood to last the night — reunimos leña suficiente para toda la noche

to gather dust — acumular polvo

to gather one's thoughts (together) — ordenar sus pensamientos

she gathered her coat around her — se envolvió en su abrigo

2) (=gain)

to gather speed — ir ganando or adquiriendo velocidad

to gather strength — cobrar fuerzas

3)

to gather that — (=understand) tener entendido que; (=discover) enterarse de que

as you will have gathered ... — se habrá dado cuenta de que ...

as far as I could gather — hasta donde pude enterarme

I gather from him that ... — según lo que me dice ...

what are we to gather from this? — ¿qué consecuencia sacamos de esto?

2. VI
1) [people] (also: gather together) reunirse, juntarse, congregarse; (=crowd together) amontonarse; [dust] acumularse; [clouds] acumularse, cerrarse

they gathered in the doorway — se apiñaron en la entrada

2) (Med) formar pus
3.
N (Sew) frunce m
* * *

I
1. ['gæðər, 'gæðə(r)]
intransitive verb \<\<crowd\>\> congregarse*, reunirse*, juntarse

they gathered round the table — se reunieron or se agruparon en torno a la mesa

the storm clouds were gathering — se avecinaba la tormenta


2.
vt
1)
a) (collect) \<\<wood/berries\>\> recoger*, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<information\>\> reunir*, juntar; \<\<people\>\> reunir*

to gather dust — juntar or acumular polvo

b) \<\<thoughts\>\> poner* en orden; \<\<strength\>\> juntar, hacer* acopio de
c) (gain gradually) \<\<speed\>\> ir* adquiriendo
2) (conclude) deducir*

you don't agree, I gather — según parece no estás de acuerdo

I gather you're moving — tengo entendido que te mudas (de casa)

3) (wrap)

she gathered the shawl around her shoulders — se envolvió con el chal

4) (by sewing) fruncir*
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Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun fruncido m, frunce m

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