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Synonyms for gather up

Grammar : Verb
Spell : gath-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgæð ər

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Définition of gather up

Origin :
  • Old English gadrian, gædrian "unite, agree, assemble; gather, collect, store up," used of flowers, thoughts, persons; from Proto-Germanic *gadurojan "bring together, unite" (cf. Old English gæd "fellowship, companionship," gædeling "companion;" Middle Low German gadderen; Old Frisian gaderia; Dutch gaderen "to gather," gade "spouse;" German Gatte "husband;" Gothic gadiliggs), from PIE *ghedh- "to unite, join" (see good (adj.). Change of spelling from -d- to -th- is 1500s, reflecting earlier change in pronunciation. Related: Gathered; gathering.
  • As in take : verb get; help oneself to
Example sentences :
  • He set to work to gather up the wreckage of the tent and outfit.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
  • We gather up the fragments of His discourses, but neither do they represent Him as He truly was.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • I stooped to gather up the cloak which had slipped from her shoulders as she advanced.
  • Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
  • He turned to gather up the tapes, and his voice was apologetic.
  • Extract from : « We're Friends, Now » by Henry Hasse
  • She smiled involuntarily as she stooped to gather up the token.
  • Extract from : « Olive in Italy » by Moray Dalton
  • Elsa shrugged her shoulders and began to gather up the dishes.
  • Extract from : « The Forbidden Trail » by Honor Willsie
  • Bob Playford did not gather up the boys on the lot and pay their way in.
  • Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field
  • The Master once said “Gather up the fragments that nothing be lost.”
  • Extract from : « Broken Bread » by Thomas Champness
  • The specters were supposed to gather up these beans as he threw them down.
  • Extract from : « Romulus, Makers of History » by Jacob Abbott
  • I found it after a time, and then I began to gather up the threads I had dropped.
  • Extract from : « The Wonder » by J. D. Beresford

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