foregather

fore·gath·er

 (fôr-găth′ər)

v.

Variant of forgather.

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foregather

(fɔːˈɡæðə) or

forgather

vb (intr)

1. to gather together; assemble

2. rare to meet, esp unexpectedly

3. (foll by with) to socialize

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for•gath•er

or fore•gath•er

(fɔrˈgæð ər)

v.i.

1. to gather together; convene; assemble.

2. to encounter someone, esp. by chance.

[1505–15]

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foregather

Past participle: foregathered
Gerund: foregathering

Imperative

foregather

foregather

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

foregather - collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" forgather, gather, assemble, meet 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"

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forgather

also foregather
verb

To come together:

assemble, cluster, collect, congregate, convene, gather, get together, group, muster.

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Translations

foregather

[fɔːˈgæðəʳ] VI (liter) → reunirse

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foregather

vi → zusammentreffen, sich versammeln

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