(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ something such as support, strength, or energy, you gather as much of it as you can in order to do something.
He travelled around West Africa trying to ~ support for his movement...
VERB: V n
2.
When soldiers ~ or are ~ed, they gather together in one place in order to take part in a military action.
The men ~ed before their clan chiefs...
The general had ~ed his troops north of the Hindu Kush.
= gather
VERB: V, V n
3.
If someone or something passes ~, they are good enough for the thing they are needed for.
I could not pass ~ in his language...
If it doesn’t pass ~, a radio station could have its license challenged.
PHRASE: V inflects