gathered
past simple and past participle ofgather
| 单词 | gathered |
| 释义 | gathered past simple and past participle ofgather gather verb uk/ˈɡæð.ər/us/ˈɡæð.ɚ/gatherverb(COLLECT)B2[T] tocollectseveral things, often from differentplacesorpeople: I went to severallibrariesto gatherinformationabout theplans. We gatheredblueberriesfrom thebushes. She gatheredupthenewspapersthat werescatteredaround thefloor. We gatheredourthingstogetherandleftquickly. [T+ adv/prep] to putyourarmsaround someone andholdorcarrythem in acarefulorlovingway: He gathered herinhisarmsandkissedher. She gathered thechildrenup andhurriedinto thehouse. gather speed, strength, momentum, etc. C1 tobecomefaster,stronger, etc.: Thebicyclegatheredspeedas it went down thehill. Economicrecoveryis gatheringpace. to get faster
gather (up) strength/courage toprepareto make agreateffortto bestrongorbrave: Ispentaweekgathering thecourageto say no.
Collecting and amassing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Showing affection Increasing and decreasing speed of motion Making progress and advancing Trying and making an effort gatherverb(COME TOGETHER)B2[I] Whenpeopleoranimalsgather, they come together in agroup: Acrowdhad gathered tohearherspeak. Gatherround,children, and I'lltellyou astory. [I]literary to getthickerandcloser: Stormcloudswere gathering.
Forming groups (of people)
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Collecting and amassing gatherverb(UNDERSTAND)C1[T] tounderstandorbelievesomething as aresultof something that has been said or done: Harryloveshis newjob, I gather. From what I can gather, they'reoldschoolfriends. Concluding and deducing
gatherverb(CLOTH)[T] topullclothintosmallfoldsbysewingathreadthrough it and thenpullingthethreadtight: a gatheredskirt [T] If you gather apieceofclothingorlooseclotharound yourself, youpullitclosetoyourbody: Sheshivered, and gathered theblanketaroundher. Knitting & sewing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Enclosing, surrounding and immersing Idiomgather dust Examplesofgatheredgathered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This work offers unique insights because data aregatheredin clinical treatment of children with functional phonological delays. From theCambridge English Corpus All wear the same below-the-knee dresses made out of the same fabric, withgatheredtops and uncomfortably tight (and not terribly flattering) fitted waists. From theCambridge English Corpus These studies involved hundreds of subjects and dozens of scientific investigators whogathereddata from thousands of reported observations over several decades. From theCambridge English Corpus Besides a great mass of formalists - barely interested in actual languages - the ' armchair ' typologists produce slight generalizations based on superficiallygatheredinformation. From theCambridge English Corpus The scholarshipgatheredhere is of course exemplary. From theCambridge English Corpus The higher level control centergatheredsensory information and initiated locomotion with appropriate adjustments. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, specific informationgatheredfrom previous digging cycles cannot be used to plan future digging trajectories. From theCambridge English Corpus Information was alsogatheredfrom persons known for their expertise on the customary land tenure system and alley farming. From theCambridge English Corpus The report will bring together existing statistics with some newlygatheredinformation in order to give a picture of trends and developments nationwide. From theCambridge English Corpus This is human-machine interaction where information isgatheredby questions and answers. From theCambridge English Corpus A lot of information, different points of view and really clever thoughts aregatheredin one place. From theCambridge English Corpus The survey sought information on the origins, objectives, composition, character and development of time banks, andgatheredqualitative and quantitative data. From theCambridge English Corpus We interpreted, as a measure of subjective experiences of 'optimal challenge', the datagatheredon provider satisfaction. From theCambridge English Corpus Hegatheredhis information from the source itself. From theCambridge English Corpus In this paper we describe the intervention, its evaluation and a summary of the quantitative informationgathered. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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