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foregather

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fore·gath·er  (fôr-gr, fr-)
v.
Variant of forgather.

foregather, forgather [fɔːˈgæðə]
vb (intr)
1. to gather together; assemble
2. Rare to meet, esp unexpectedly
3. (foll by with) to socialize
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.foregather - collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
aggroup, group - form a group or group together
meet - meet by design; be present at the arrival of; "Can you meet me at the train station?"
encounter, meet, run across, come across, run into, see - come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
congregate - come together, usually for a purpose; "The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve"
hive - move together in a hive or as if in a hive; "The bee swarms are hiving"
fort, fort up - gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense
convene - meet formally; "The council convened last week"
cluster, constellate, flock, clump - come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer"
crowd together, crowd - to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"
converge - move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star"
interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"
turn out - come and gather for a public event; "Hundreds of thousands turned out for the anti-war rally in New York"
caucus - meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
club - gather and spend time together; "They always club together"
Translations
foregather [fɔːˈgæðəʳ] VI (liter) → reunirse
foregather


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He used to go ashore every night to foregather in some hotel's parlour with his crony, the mate of the barque Cicero, lying on the other side of the Circular Quay.
Purdy in one of those subterranean retreats where house-keepers foregather and the worm dieth seldom.
 
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