gather – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of gather

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

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

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)