forgather

/fɔ:'gæðə/

Thân thiện

The family will forgather in the living room for a holiday photo.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To gather together, assemble, or meet in one place: "forgather" means to come together as a group, often for a specific purpose or social interaction. It implies a deliberate or planned meeting of people.

Usage

• Forgather is a somewhat formal or literary verb. It is used to describe people convening or assembling.
• It is typically used intransitively (it does not take a direct object). People ; they do not something.
• Common contexts include social gatherings, meetings, or assemblies.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The alumni will forgather at the old university hall for their annual reunion.
  • After the ceremony, the guests forgathered in the garden for refreshments.
  • Protesters began to forgather in the town square.

Advanced Usage

• "to forgather with": to meet or assemble with a specific group of people.
  • He liked to forgather with other artists to discuss new ideas.

Variants and Related Words

• Gather (verb): A more common and general synonym meaning to come together.
• Assemble (verb): To bring or come together, often in a formal or organized context.
• Congregate (verb): To gather into a crowd or mass.
• Convene (verb): To come together for a meeting or formal assembly.

Synonyms

• Assemble
• Congregate
• Convene
• Gather
• Meet
• Muster
• Rally

Antonyms

• Disperse
• Scatter
• Separate

Related Phrases

• To forgather together: This phrase is technically redundant as "forgather" already implies coming together, but it is occasionally used for emphasis in older or literary texts.
  • The clans would forgather together at the sacred stone.

Học thuật

Verb

1. collect in one place
   • We assembled in the church basement
   • Let's gather in the dining room

Từ đồng nghĩa

• meet
• gather
• assemble
• foregather