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BNC: 4936 COCA: 3999

gathering

gathering /ˈgæðərɪŋ/ noun
plural gatherings
gathering
/ˈgæðərɪŋ/
noun
plural gatherings
Learner's definition of GATHERING
[count] : an occasion when people come together as a group聚会;集会
[noncount] : the act or process of gathering something收集;采集
BNC: 4936 COCA: 3999

gathering

1 of 2

noun

gath·​er·​ing ˈga-t͟hə-riŋ How to pronounce gathering (audio)
ˈgat͟h-
plural gatherings
1
: a coming together of people in a group (as for social, religious, or political purposes) : assembly, meeting
an informal gathering
a gathering of world leaders
planned a big family gathering
2
: the collecting of food or raw materials from the wild
Hunting and gathering also added to the food supply. Wild fruits, berries and mollusks were gathered … Barbara A. Leitch
… peoples who raise domesticated animals and who do not depend on hunting, gathering, or the planting of their own crops … Marvin Harris
3
4
: a gather in cloth
5
: a suppurating swelling : abscess

gathering

2 of 2

present participle of gather entry 1

Example Sentences

Noun I see my cousins only at occasional family gatherings. dinner parties and other social gatherings a gathering of political leaders
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
These recipes from cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller are easy to make and tried-and-true crowd pleasers perfect for your next casual gathering. Felicia Campbell, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2022 These recipes from cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller are easy to make and tried-and-true crowd pleasers perfect for your next casual gathering. Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2022 Finding the right recipes for your weekend gathering is hard work. Zach Wade, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 Coconut-Pumpkin Soup Want to turn up the heat at your Halloween gathering? Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2022 Days later, the Taliban held their own public gathering in Kabul to mark a year in power. Susannah George, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 Advisers expect the topic of reelection will be a major discussion point when the family gathers for their traditional Thanksgiving gathering in Nantucket, and/or around Christmas. Mike Memoli, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2022 Enjoy these tomatoes at your next summertime gathering or any time of the year. Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2022 Well, now Emeril is going to help one lucky football fan win that fight at his next gathering. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 10 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English gaderyng, gederunge, going back to Old English gadrung, gædrung, gegaderung, gegadrung "joining, union, assembly," from gadrian, gaderian "to join, unite, gather entry 1" + -ung -ing entry 3

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of gathering was before the 12th century
BNC: 4936 COCA: 3999
gathering

noun¹

1meeting會面ADJECTIVE | VERB + GATHERING | GATHERING + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbig, large大型集會small小聚會private, public私人聚會;公共集會informal, intimate非正式集會;私密的聚會formal正式集會family, political, religious, social家庭聚會;政治集會;宗教集會;社交聚會international, national國際性/全國性集會annual年度集會holiday (NAmE) 假期聚會VERB + GATHERINGattend, go to參加集會In some cultures, women are not allowed to attend public gatherings.在某些文化中,婦女不得參加公共集會。have, hold, host, organize舉行/舉辦/主辦/組織聚會We're having a small family gathering to mark our wedding anniversary.為慶祝結婚週年紀念日,我們將舉行一個小型的家庭聚會。address在集會上演講GATHERING + VERBtake place集會舉行PREPOSITIONgathering of⋯的聚會The president addressed a gathering of local government officials.總統在當地政府官員的一次集會上演講。PHRASESa gathering of the clan/clans (humorous, especially BrE) 家族集會We all go to my parents' at Christmas for the annual gathering of the clan.我們聖誕節都要到我父母家參加一年一度的家族聚會。
gathering

noun²

2collecting收集ADJECTIVEinformation, intelligence信息/情報收集

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