verb
1 come together in a group
ADVERB
▪ quickly
▪ about ( BrE ), around , round ( esp. BrE ), together
PREPOSITION
▪ around , round ( esp. BrE )
▪
The boys ~ed around the car.
▪ for
▪
They are all ~ing for a major conference.
2 bring people/things together
ADVERB
▪ hastily , hurriedly , quickly
▪
She hastily ~ed all her belongings together.
▪ carefully
▪ together , up
3 increase
ADVERB
▪ quickly , rapidly
▪
The movement for reform rapidly ~ed momentum.
▪ slowly
VERB + GATHER
▪ begin to , start to
▪
As the weeks passed, Charlie began to ~ strength.
▪ continue to
Gather is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ army , ↑ cloud , ↑ crowd , ↑ demonstrator , ↑ fan , ↑ protester , ↑ spectator , ↑ tear , ↑ vulture
Gather is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ army , ↑ bag , ↑ belongings , ↑ collection , ↑ composure , ↑ confidence , ↑ courage , ↑ crowd , ↑ data , ↑ dust , ↑ evidence , ↑ fact , ↑ feedback , ↑ following , ↑ harvest , ↑ herb , ↑ honey , ↑ information , ↑ intelligence , ↑ material , ↑ momentum , ↑ nerve , ↑ news , ↑ pace , ↑ pollen , ↑ rein , ↑ signature , ↑ speed , ↑ strength , ↑ supply , ↑ thought , ↑ wit , ↑ wood