gom
Definition
- Verb:
- To gather; to collect: To bring together separate items or amounts into one place or group.
- To assemble; to accumulate: To gradually collect and combine things, often from various sources.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy gom quần áo cũ để từ thiện. (She gathers old clothes for charity.)
- Anh ấy gom đủ chữ ký cho đơn kiến nghị. (He collected enough signatures for the petition.)
- Hãy gom tất cả sách lại trên bàn. (Please gather all the books on the table.)
Advanced Usage
"gom góp": to scrape together; to collect bit by bit, often with difficulty.
- Họ gom góp tiền để mua một chiếc xe mới. (They scraped together money to buy a new car.)
"gom lại": to gather up; to collect things that are scattered.
- Trời sắp mưa, chúng ta cần gom lại quần áo phơi ngoài sân. (It's about to rain, we need to gather up the clothes drying in the yard.)
Variants and Related Words
- Gom góp (v): A more emphatic form of "gom," stressing the effort of collecting small amounts.
- Thu gom (v): to collect, often used for waste, data, or specific items in a systematic way.
- Thành phố tổ chức thu gom rác tái chế. (The city organizes the collection of recyclable waste.)
Synonyms
- Collect: To bring things together from different places.
- Gather: To come or bring together into a group.
- Assemble: To fit together or bring parts together.
Related Idioms
Gom của chạy đi: To hastily gather one's belongings and run away (often implying flight from trouble).
- Nghe tin động đất, mọi người gom của chạy đi. (Hearing the earthquake news, people gathered their things and ran.)
Gom gió về bão: Literally "to gather wind into a storm," meaning small actions or rumors can accumulate and create a big problem or conflict.
- Đừng nói xấu người khác, gom gió về bão đấy. (Don't speak ill of others; small winds can gather into a storm.)
verb
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to gather; to collect
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gom gópto scrape
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