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1. To collect (something) bit by bit: cull, extract, garner, glean, pick up. See collect/distribute.
2. To bring together so as to increase in mass or number: accrue, accumulate, agglomerate, aggregate, amass, collect¹, cumulate, garner, hive, pile up, roll up. See collect/distribute.
3. To collect ripe crops: crop, garner, harvest, pick, reap. See collect/distribute.
4. To bring together: assemble, call, cluster, collect¹, congregate, convene, convoke, get together, group, muster, round up, summon. See collect/distribute.
5. To come together: assemble, cluster, collect¹, congregate, convene, forgather, get together, group, muster. See collect/distribute.
6. To arrive at (a conclusion) from evidence or reasoning: conclude, deduce, deduct, draw, infer, judge, understand. See reason/unreason.

v

Definition: be led to believe; infer
Antonyms: misunderstand

v

Definition: come or bring together; group
Antonyms: allot, deal, disperse, distribute, divide, scatter, separate, spread

v

Definition: harvest, pick out
Antonyms: grow, plant

v

Definition: increase
Antonyms: decrease

IN BRIEF: To bring or come together. Also: To understand or believe.

If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive. — Dale Carnegie (1888-1955).

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sign description: Both open hands start apart and then close as they come together forming A-hands.

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• Thinking, Judgment, and Consideration - gather: conclude from observation or hints

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - samle, indsamle, sanke
v. intr. - vokse, stige
n. - rynke

idioms:

• gather speed    få fart på
• gather up    samle op, samle sammen
• gather way    få fart fremover

Nederlands (Dutch)
verzamelen, vergaren, plukken/oogsten, bijeenkomen, zich ophopen, ergens van horen, iets begrijpen, rapen, plooien, rijpen (zweer), het verzamelen, plooisel, vloeibare glaspasta (glasblazerij)

Français (French)
v. tr. - cueillir, ramasser, recueillir, se réunir, mûrir, percevoir, rassembler (son courage), serrer qn contre, déduire, conclure, (Cout) faire des fronces, (Imprim) assembler (un livre)
v. intr. - se rassembler, se réunir, s'amonceler (des nuages), s'épaissir (l'obscurité), (Méd) mûrir (un abcès)
n. - fronce

idioms:

• gather speed    prendre de la vitesse
• gather up    rassembler, ramasser
• gather way    (Naut) prendre de la vitesse

Deutsch (German)
v. - zusammenkommen, sammeln, versammeln, einsammeln, schließen, zusammennehmen, (med.) reif werden, kräuseln, in Falten legen, runzeln
n. - Kräuselfalte

idioms:

• gather speed    schneller werden, an Geschwindigkeit gewinnen
• gather up    aufsammeln, auflesen, sammeln
• gather way    Fahrt aufnehmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μαζεύω/-ομαι, συνάγω, συλλέγω (καρπούς κ.λπ.), συμπεραίνω, υποθέτω, συγκεντρώνω/-ομαι, συναθροίζω/-ομαι, σουρώνω
n. - (ενδυμ.) πτυχή, σούρα

idioms:

• gather speed    αναπτύσσω ταχύτητα
• gather up    συγκεντρώνω/-ομαι
• gather way    (για πλοίο) αναχωρώ, ξεκινώ

Italiano (Italian)
riunirsi, raccogliere, aggrondare, increspare

idioms:

• gather speed    aumentare di velocità
• gather up    raccogliere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - reunir(-se), coletar, colecionar
n. - franzido (m) (Cost.), dobra (f) (Cost.)

idioms:

• gather speed    ganhar velocidade
• gather up    reunir forças
• gather way    motivar-se em uma conversa

Русский (Russian)
собирать, собираться (вместе), набирать, делать вывод, нарастать, сборки (на одежде)

idioms:

• gather speed    набирать скорость
• gather up    сносить в одно место, подбирать (с земли и пр.), собираться (с мыслями, силами и т.п.), съеживаться, суммировать
• gather way    набирать скорость

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - recoger, acumular, cosechar, recaudar, reunir, fruncir, arrugar
v. intr. - reunirse, juntarse, acumularse, aumentar
n. - reunión, pliegue, cosecha

idioms:

• gather speed    ganar o aumentar la velocidad
• gather up    recoger
• gather way    tomar velocidad

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - (för)samla, samla ihop, få, vinna, sluta sig till, rynka
n. - rynkparti (sömn.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使聚集, 积聚, 搜集, 皱起, 集合, 生脓, 化脓, 聚集

idioms:

• gather speed    加速, 渐渐加快速度
• gather up    收集起, 概括, 蜷缩
• gather way    加速

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使聚集, 積聚, 搜集
v. intr. - 積聚, 皺起, 集合, 生膿, 化膿
n. - 集合, 聚集

idioms:

• gather speed    加速, 漸漸加快速度
• gather up    收集起, 概括, 蜷縮
• gather way    加速

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 수확하다, 모으다
v. intr. - 증가하다, 모이다
n. - 수확, 주름

idioms:

• gather up    주워 모으다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 集める, 集まる, 集合させる, 増す, 推測する, 知る, 摘む, 取り入れる, 寄せ集める, うむ, 拾い集める
n. - ギャザー, ひだ

idioms:

• gather dust    無視される
• gather speed    スピードを上げる
• gather up    拾い集める, まとめる
• gather way    勢いを増す, 動き始める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجمع, يحتشد (الاسم) جمع, حشد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮אסף, קיבץ, לקט, הסיק, הבין, אירגן, הסדיר, צבר, קימט, כיווץ‬
v. intr. - ‮התאסף, התקמט, התמגל‬
n. - ‮חלק מקומט בבגד‬

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