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Word: Gathered

Part of Speech: Adjective

Basic Definition: "Gathered" means that things or people have been brought together in one place. For example, if you gather apples, you collect them from different places and put them in one spot.

Usage Instructions:

• Use "gathered" to describe a group of items or people that are collected together.
• It can also describe something that has been pulled together or collected in a certain way, like fabric.

Examples:

1. The children gathered in the park for the picnic. (Here, "gathered" means the children came together in one location.)
2. She wore a dress with gathered fabric around the waist. (In this case, "gathered" describes how the fabric is styled, pulled together in folds.)

Advanced Usage:

• "Gathered" can describe the process of collecting information or ideas. For example, "The researcher gathered data from various sources."
• It can also refer to a state of being, such as emotions or thoughts that are collected together.

Word Variants:

• Gather (verb): To collect or come together.
• Gathering (noun): A meeting or collection of people or things.

Different Meaning:

• In a sewing context, "gathered" refers to fabric that is drawn together to create fullness. For example, a gathered skirt has fabric that is bunched up to make it fuller.

Synonyms:

• Collected
• Assembled
• Accumulated
• Compiled

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:

• Gather around: To come together in a group, usually to listen or watch something.
  • Example: "The teacher asked the students to gather around to hear the story."
• Gather one's thoughts: To pause and think carefully about something.

Academic

Adjective

1. brought together in one place
   • the collected works of Milton
   • the gathered folds of the skirt

Synonyms

• collected