■ verb
1》 come or bring together; assemble or accumulate.
2》 bring together and take in from scattered places or sources
↘harvest (a crop).
↘collect plants, fruits, etc., for food: hunting and ~ing.
3》 develop a higher degree of: the Green movement is ~ing pace.
4》 infer; understand.
5》 summon up (a mental or physical attribute): he ~ed his thoughts together.
6》 draw together or towards oneself.
7》 draw and hold together (fabric or a part of a garment) by running thread through it.
■ noun ( ~s ) a part of a garment that is ~ed or drawn in.
Phrases
~ way (of a ship) begin to move.
Derivatives
~er noun
Origin
OE gaderian , of W. Gmc origin; related to together .