gathering
[noun]
Synonyms: assembly, company, conclave, congress, convention, crowd, group, meeting

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Related Words: bunch, crew, crush, flock, gang, horde, mass, press, rout, swarm, turnout

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

gath‧er‧ing /ˈɡæðərɪŋ/ noun [countable]

1. a meeting of a group of people:
a select gathering of 20 or 30 people

2. intelligence/information etc gathering the process of collecting information from many different places

3. a fold or group of folds in cloth

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

gathering
noun
I. meeting
ADJ. big, large | small | informal, private, public | illegal | family, political, religious, social
VERB + GATHERING attend, go to Women are not allowed to attend public gatherings.
have, hold, organize We're having a small family gathering to mark our wedding anniversary.
address
GATHERING + VERB take place
PREP. ~ of The prime minister addressed a gathering of local government officials.
PHRASES a gathering of the clan/clans (humorous) All the children and grandchildren are going to my parents' at Christmas for the annual gathering of the clan.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

gathering
II. collecting
ADJ. information, intelligence

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲