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Synonyms for gathered

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

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Définition of gathered

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.
  • adj assembled
Example sentences :
  • While I have gathered foreign jewels, I have been ignorant of the gems in my own family.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • He had leaned back in the chair and gathered his hat close to his breast, crushing it.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • If he sat down his legs were gathered, and he seemed about to stand up.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • How high from the surface of the ground has this dust been gathered--at what elevation?
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various
  • All the small loose ends of her life were gathered up—except Joe.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Some notion of its extent may be gathered from the fact that he possessed 120 cows.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • Sidney, straining her ears, gathered that they had seen a miracle, and that the wonder was still on them.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • "It was when the seed corn was gathered that we had the first hint of trouble," she went on.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
  • All the Indians in the group that had gathered about the Mastodon, nodded at this.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

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