gather – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of gather

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to gather in sth
Participle: gathered in sth
Gerund: gathering in sth

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Igather in sth
yougather in sth
he;she;itgathers in sth
wegather in sth
yougather in sth
theygather in sth

Perfect

Ihave gathered in sth
youhave gathered in sth
he;she;ithas gathered in sth
wehave gathered in sth
youhave gathered in sth
theyhave gathered in sth

Past

Igathered in sth
yougathered in sth
he;she;itgathered in sth
wegathered in sth
yougathered in sth
theygathered in sth

Pluperfect

Ihad gathered in sth
youhad gathered in sth
he;she;ithad gathered in sth
wehad gathered in sth
youhad gathered in sth
theyhad gathered in sth

Future

Iwill gather in sth
youwill gather in sth
he;she;itwill gather in sth
wewill gather in sth
youwill gather in sth
theywill gather in sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have gathered in sth
youwill have gathered in sth
he;she;itwill have gathered in sth
wewill have gathered in sth
youwill have gathered in sth
theywill have gathered in sth

Subjunctive

Present

Igather in sth
yougather in sth
he;she;itgather in sth
wegather in sth
yougather in sth
theygather in sth

Perfect

Ihave gathered in sth
youhave gathered in sth
he;she;ithave gathered in sth
wehave gathered in sth
youhave gathered in sth
theyhave gathered in sth

Imperfect

Igathered in sth
yougathered in sth
he;she;itgathered in sth
wegathered in sth
yougathered in sth
theygathered in sth

Pluperfect

Ihad gathered in sth
youhad gathered in sth
he;she;ithad gathered in sth
wehad gathered in sth
youhad gathered in sth
theyhad gathered in sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould gather in sth
youwould gather in sth
he;she;itwould gather in sth
wewould gather in sth
youwould gather in sth
theywould gather in sth

Perfect

Iwould have gathered in sth
youwould have gathered in sth
he;she;itwould have gathered in sth
wewould have gathered in sth
youwould have gathered in sth
theywould have gathered in sth

Imperative

yougather in sth
weLet's gather in sth
yougather in sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam gathering in sth
youare gathering in sth
he;she;itis gathering in sth
weare gathering in sth
youare gathering in sth
theyare gathering in sth

Perfect

Ihave been gathering in sth
youhave been gathering in sth
he;she;ithas been gathering in sth
wehave been gathering in sth
youhave been gathering in sth
theyhave been gathering in sth

Past

Iwas gathering in sth
youwere gathering in sth
he;she;itwas gathering in sth
wewere gathering in sth
youwere gathering in sth
theywere gathering in sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been gathering in sth
youhad been gathering in sth
he;she;ithad been gathering in sth
wehad been gathering in sth
youhad been gathering in sth
theyhad been gathering in sth

Future

Iwill be gathering in sth
youwill be gathering in sth
he;she;itwill be gathering in sth
wewill be gathering in sth
youwill be gathering in sth
theywill be gathering in sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been gathering in sth
youwill have been gathering in sth
he;she;itwill have been gathering in sth
wewill have been gathering in sth
youwill have been gathering in sth
theywill have been gathering in sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be gathering in sth
youwould be gathering in sth
he;she;itwould be gathering in sth
wewould be gathering in sth
youwould be gathering in sth
theywould be gathering in sth

Perfect

Iwould have been gathering in sth
youwould have been gathering in sth
he;she;itwould have been gathering in sth
wewould have been gathering in sth
youwould have been gathering in sth
theywould have been gathering in sth

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'gather'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'gather'

father, gether, lather, rather, atter, bathe, batter, begather, blather, bother,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to bring together
round up
—to accumulate over time
accumulate
—to congregate
assemble
to come together as a group
assemble, begather, collect, congregate, congress, fall in with, flock, forgather, gather up, group, herd, league, mass, meet, meet up, pack, team, team up, throng
to collect in an increasing amount over time
accrue, accumulate, add up, amound, garner, heap up, mount up, stack up
congregate
aggregate, assemble, collect, forgather, marshal
conclude
infer, assume, deduce, learn, understand
collect
accumulate, amass, garner, hoard
harvest
garner, glean, reap, pluck, crop, cull
sort
select, cull, pick
increase
grow, thicken, accrete, collect, condense

Antonyms

to divide into portions and issue out
amass, concentrate, consolidate, reassemble, distribute
collect
distribute, disseminate, divide, dispense

Additional Information

Etymology

1. O.E. gadrian, gædrian "to gather, collect, store up," related to gæd "fellowship," and god "good," from P.Gmc. *gadurojan "bring together, unite" (cf. M.L.G. gadderen, O.Fris. gaderia). Change of spelling from -d- to -th- is 1500s, reflecting earlier change in pronunciation.
2. From Middle English gaderen, from Old English gaderian (“to gather, assemble”), from Proto-West Germanic *gadurōn (“to bring together, unite, gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, assemble, keep”). See: Middle English 'gaderen', Old English 'gaderian'.

Sample Sentences

  • And there she is ! all eyes are turned to where she lies, dimly discernible through the gathering fog of the early winter afternoon; every finger is pointed in the same direction; and murmurs of interest and admiration—as ‘How beautiful she looks ! ’ ‘How trim she is ! ’ — are heard on every [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Good order, cleanliness, and comfort, pervaded every corner of the building. The various classes, who were gathered round their teachers, answered the questions put to them with readiness and intelligence, and in a spirit of cheerful contest for precedence which pleased me very much. Those who were at play, were [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] is three dollars, or twelve shillings English; but no girl employed by any of the corporations is ever excluded for want of the means of payment. That they do not very often want the means, may be gathered from the fact, that in July, 1841, no fewer than nine hundred and seventy-eight of these girls were depositors in the Lowell Savings Bank: the amount of whose joint savings was estimated at one [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • The poor victims of the sale, who had been brought up in one place together for years, gathered round the despairing old mother, whose agony was pitiful to see. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • I was assisted to this conclusion by seeing some of them gathered round the master of the boat, at one of the tables, drawing lots with all the anxieties and passions of gamesters depicted in their countenances; while others, with small pieces of cardboard in [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] prevented from getting there, in time to hear these Little Warblers, or to report upon this novel kind of vocal entertainment: novel, at least, to me: but I found in a large open space, each society gathered round its own banners, and listening in silent attention to its own orator. The speeches, judging from the little I could hear of them, were certainly adapted to the occasion, as having that degree [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • It was a sultry, close day, the next day, as the steamer drew near to New Orleans. A general bustle of expectation and preparation was spread through the boat; in the cabin, one and another were gathering their things together, and arranging them, preparatory to going ashore. The steward and chambermaid, and all, were busily engaged in cleaning, furbishing, and arranging the splendid boat, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • I woke again at seven o’clock, and by that time the party had assembled, and were gathered round, one light carriage, with a very stout axletree; one something on wheels like an amateur carrier 's cart; one double phaeton of great antiquity and unearthly construction; one gig with a great [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] in ploughing her way among a shoal of such obstructions, drove a few among them for the moment under water. Sometimes the engine stopped during a long interval, and then before her and behind, and gathering close about her on all sides, were so many of these ill-favoured obstacles that she was fairly hemmed in; the centre of a floating island; and was constrained to pause until they parted, somewhere, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Henrique, who valued himself on his gentlemanly adroitness in all matters of gallantry, soon had his fair cousin in the saddle, and, gathering the reins, placed them in her hands. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)