gather

gather
gath·er [ʼgæðəʳ, Am -ɚ] vt
1) (collect)
to \gather sth etw sammeln;
we \gathered our things together wir suchten unsere Sachen zusammen;
to \gather berries/herbs/honey Beeren/Kräuter/Honig sammeln;
to \gather the crops die Ernte einbringen;
to \gather flowers Blumen pflücken;
to \gather information Informationen sammeln;
(by asking) Informationen einholen;
to \gather intelligence sich dat [geheime] Informationen beschaffen;
to \gather one's thoughts seine Gedanken sammeln, nachdenken;
(accumulate)
to \gather dirt ein Schmutzfänger sein;
to \gather dust (a. fig) verstauben (a. fig)
2) (pull nearer)
to \gather sb in one's arms jdn in die Arme nehmen;
she \gathered the blanket around her sie wickelte sich enger in die Decke
3) fashion
to \gather sth etw kräuseln [o raffen];
4) (increase)
to \gather courage seinen Mut zusammennehmen;
to \gather momentum in Fahrt kommen (fam)
to \gather speed schneller werden;
to \gather one's strength seine Kräfte sammeln
5) (understand)
to \gather sth etw verstehen
6) (believe)
to \gather that ... glauben, dass ...;
Harry's not happy, I \gather (think) wie ich die Sache sehe, ist Harry nicht glücklich;
(hear) wie ich höre, ist Harry nicht glücklich
7) (infer)
to \gather from sth that ... aus etw dat schließen, dass ...;
(read)
to \gather sth from sth etw etw dat entnehmen, etw aus etw dat ersehen;
I didn't \gather much from his speech ich konnte seiner Rede nicht viel entnehmen
8) (hear)
to \gather that ... gehört haben, dass ...;
(find out)
to \gather from sb that ... von jdm erfahren haben, dass ...
PHRASES:
to be \gathered to one's fathers (euph) (liter) aus diesem Leben abberufen werden (geh) vi
1) (come together) sich akk sammeln; people sich akk versammeln;
(accumulate) sich akk ansammeln; clouds sich akk zusammenziehen; a storm heraufziehen, sich akk zusammenbrauen;
we are \gathered here today to ... wir haben uns heute hier versammelt, um ...;
the clouds of war had been \gathering for several years schon seit einigen Jahren hatte der Krieg seine dunklen Schatten vorausgeworfen
2) fashion
to \gather at the middle/sides in der Mitte/an den Seiten gerafft sein

English-German students dictionary . 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Schlagen Sie auch in anderen Wörterbüchern nach:

  • gather — vb 1 Gather, collect, assemble, congregate mean to come or to bring together so as to form a group, a mass, or a unit. The same distinctions in applications and in implications characterize their derivative nouns gathering, collection, assemblage …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Gather — Gath er (g[a^][th] [ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gathering}.] [OE. gaderen, AS. gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. g[ae]d fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte husband, MHG. gate …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gather — [gath′ər] vt. [ME gaderen < OE gad(e)rian, akin to OFris gaduria, Du gaderen < IE base * ghedh , to unite, join > (TO)GETHER, GOOD, Ger gatte, spouse] 1. to cause to come together in one place or group 2. to get or collect gradually from …   English World dictionary

  • Gather — Gath er, v. i. 1. To come together; to collect; to unite; to become assembled; to congregate. [1913 Webster] When small humors gather to a gout. Pope. [1913 Webster] Tears from the depth of some divine despair Rise in the heart, and gather to the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gather — or gatherer can refer to:Anthropology and sociology*Hunter gatherer, a person or a society whose subsistence depends on hunting and gathering of wild foods *Bee (gathering), an old term which describes a group of people coming together for a task …   Wikipedia

  • gather — [v1] come or bring together accumulate, aggregate, amass, assemble, associate, bunch up, capture, choose, close with, cluster, collect, concentrate, congregate, convene, converge, corral, crowd, cull, draw, draw in, flock, forgather, gang up,… …   New thesaurus

  • gather — O.E. gadrian, gædrian unite, agree, assemble; gather, collect, store up, used of flowers, thoughts, persons; from P.Gmc. *gadurojan bring together, unite (Cf. O.E. gæd fellowship, companionship, gædeling companion; M.L.G. gadderen; O.Fris.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • gather — ► VERB 1) come or bring together; assemble or accumulate. 2) harvest (a crop). 3) collect plants, fruits, etc., for food. 4) draw together or towards oneself. 5) develop a higher degree of: the movement is gathering pace. 6) infer; understand. 7) …   English terms dictionary

  • Gather — Gath er, n. 1. A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker. [1913 Webster] 2. (Carriage Making) The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward. [1913 Webster] 3. (Arch.) The soffit …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gather — I (accumulate) verb accrue, aggregate, assume, batch, collect, compile, concentrate, congregate, conjoin, connect, convene, cull, deduce, deduct, extract, gain, garner, gather, harvest, hold, join, mass, obtain, pick, pluck, procure, read, reap,… …   Law dictionary

  • gather in — index hoard Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”