gathering

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɡæ.ðə.ɹɪŋ/

Noun

gathering (plural gatherings)

1. A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.

   I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists.

2. A group of people or things.

   A gathering of fruit.

3. (bookbinding) A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.

   This gathering machine forms the backbone of a bookbinding operation.

4. A charitable contribution; a collection.
5. (medicine) A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.

Translations

• French: rencontre, réunion, rassemblement
• German: Zusammenkunft
• Italian: incontro, raduno
• Portuguese: encontro
• Russian: встре́ча
• Spanish: fiesta

Translations

• French: assemblée, groupe, rassemblement
• Italian: gruppo
• Portuguese: assembleia
• Russian: собра́ние

Translations

• French: cahier
• Italian: quaderno
• Portuguese: caderno

Verb

1. present participle of gather#English|gather

Adjective

gathering (not comparable)

1. That gathers together

   She was worried by the gathering stormclouds.

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