Gather vs. Together — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Gather and Together
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Gather
Come together; assemble or accumulate
As soon as a crowd gathered, the police came
Together
In or into a single group, mass, or place
We gather together.
Gather
Bring together and take in from scattered places or sources
Information that we have gathered about people
Together
In or into contact
The cars crashed together. She mixed the chemicals together.
Gather
Increase in (speed, force, etc.)
The destroyer gathered speed
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Together
In association with or in relationship to one another; mutually or reciprocally
Getting along together.
Gather
Infer; understand
I gathered that they were old friends
Together
By joint or cooperative effort
We ironed the entire load of clothes together.
Gather
Summon up (a mental or physical attribute) for a purpose
She lay gathering her thoughts together
He gathered himself for a tremendous leap
Together
Regarded collectively; in total
She is worth more than all of us together. Considered together, the proposals made little sense.
Gather
Draw and hold together (fabric or a part of a garment) by running thread through it
The front is gathered at the waist
Together
In or into a unified structure or arrangement
Put the food processor together.
Gather
A part of a garment that is gathered.
Together
Simultaneously
The bells rang out together.
Gather
To collect from different places; assemble
Gather the pieces of a puzzle.
Gather information.
Together
In harmony or accord
We stand together on this issue.
Gather
To cause to come together; convene
The teacher gathered the students around the exhibit.
Together
(Informal) Into an effective, coherent condition
Get yourself together.
Gather
To draw (something or someone) closer to oneself
Gathered the shawl about my shoulders.
Gathered the child in her arms.
Together
Emotionally stable and effective in performance
She's really together.
Gather
To draw into small folds or puckers, as by pulling a thread through cloth.
Together
In tune with what is going on; hip.
Gather
To contract and wrinkle (the brow).
Together
At the same time, in the same place; in close association or proximity.
We went to school together.
Gather
To harvest or pick
Gather crops.
Gather mushrooms.
Together
Into one place; into a single thing; combined.
He put all the parts together.
Gather
To conclude or infer, as from evidence
I gather a decision has not been reached.
Together
In a relationship or partnership, for example a business relationship or a romantic partnership.
Bob and Andy went into business together.
Jenny and Mark have been together since they went on holiday to Mexico.
Gather
To summon up; muster
Gathered up his courage.
Together
Without intermission or interruption; continuously; uninterruptedly.
It has been raining four days together
Gather
To accumulate (something) gradually; amass
The top of the bookshelf gathered dust.
Together
(colloquial) Coherent; well organized.
He's really together.
Gather
To attract or be the center of attraction for
The jugglers gathered a large crowd.
Together
In company or association with respect to place or time; as, to live together in one house; to live together in the same age; they walked together to the town.
Soldiers can never stand idle long together.
Gather
To gain by a process of gradual increase
Gather speed.
Together
In or into union; into junction; as, to sew, knit, or fasten two things together; to mix things together.
The king joined humanity and policy together.
Gather
To pick up or collect (molten glass) using a tool in glassblowing.
Together
In concert; with mutual coöperation; as, the allies made war upon France together.
Take the bad together with the good.
Gather
To come together in a group; assemble
A crowd gathered in the lobby.
Together
Mentally and emotionally stable;
She's really together
Gather
To accumulate
Dark clouds are gathering.
Together
In conjunction with; combined;
Our salaries put together couldn't pay for the damage
We couldn`t pay for the damages with all out salaries put together
Gather
To grow or increase by degrees
The truck's speed gathered on the downslope.
Together
In contact with each other;
The leaves stuck together
Gather
To come to a head, as a boil; fester.
Together
Assembled in one place;
We were gathered together
Gather
To forage for wild foodstuffs.
Together
In each other's company;
We went to the movies together
The family that prays together stays together
Gather
The act or an instance of gathering.
Together
At the same time;
We graduated together
Gather
A small fold or pucker made by gathering cloth.
Together
With cooperation and interchange;
We worked together on the project
Gather
A mass of molten glass collected on the end of a blowpipe or other glassblowing tool.
Together
With a common plan;
Act in concert
Gather
To collect; normally separate things.
I've been gathering ideas from the people I work with.
She bent down to gather the reluctant cat from beneath the chair.
Gather
Especially, to harvest food.
We went to gather some blackberries from the nearby lane.
Gather
To accumulate over time, to amass little by little.
Over the years he'd gathered a considerable collection of mugs.
Gather
(intransitive) To congregate, or assemble.
People gathered round as he began to tell his story.
Gather
(intransitive) To grow gradually larger by accretion.
Gather
To bring parts of a whole closer.
She gathered the shawl about her as she stepped into the cold.
Gather
(sewing) To add pleats or folds to a piece of cloth, normally to reduce its width.
A gown should be gathered around the top so that it will remain shaped.
Gather
(knitting) To bring stitches closer together.
Be careful not to stretch or gather your knitting.
If you want to emphasise the shape, it is possible to gather the waistline.
Gather
(architecture) To bring together, or nearer together, in masonry, as for example where the width of a fireplace is rapidly diminished to the width of the flue.
Gather
(nautical) To haul in; to take up.
To gather the slack of a rope
Gather
To infer or conclude; to know from a different source.
From his silence, I gathered that things had not gone well.
I gather from Aunty May that you had a good day at the match.
Gather
To be filled with pus
Salt water can help boils to gather and then burst.
Gather
(glassblowing) To collect molten glass on the end of a tool.
Gather
To gain; to win.
Gather
A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.
Gather
The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward.
Gather
The soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering. See gather (transitive verb).
Gather
(glassblowing) A blob of molten glass collected on the end of a blowpipe.
Gather
A gathering.
Gather
To bring together; to collect, as a number of separate things, into one place, or into one aggregate body; to assemble; to muster; to congregate.
And Belgium's capital had gathered themHer beauty and her chivalry.
When he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together.
Gather
To pick out and bring together from among what is of less value; to collect, as a harvest; to harvest; to cull; to pick off; to pluck.
A rose just gathered from the stalk.
Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Gather us from among the heathen.
Gather
To accumulate by collecting and saving little by little; to amass; to gain; to heap up.
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
To pay the creditor . . . he must gather up money by degrees.
Gather
To bring closely together the parts or particles of; to contract; to compress; to bring together in folds or plaits, as a garment; also, to draw together, as a piece of cloth by a thread; to pucker; to plait; as, to gather a ruffle.
Gathering his flowing robe, he seemed to standIn act to speak, and graceful stretched his hand.
Gather
To derive, or deduce, as an inference; to collect, as a conclusion, from circumstances that suggest, or arguments that prove; to infer; to conclude.
Let me say no more!Gather the sequel by that went before.
Gather
To gain; to win.
He gathers ground upon her in the chase.
Gather
To bring together, or nearer together, in masonry, as where the width of a fireplace is rapidly diminished to the width of the flue, or the like.
Gather
To haul in; to take up; as, to gather the slack of a rope.
Gather
To come together; to collect; to unite; to become assembled; to congregate.
When small humors gather to a gout.
Tears from the depth of some divine despairRise in the heart, and gather to the eyes.
Gather
To grow larger by accretion; to increase.
Their snowball did not gather as it went.
Gather
To concentrate; to come to a head, as a sore, and generate pus; as, a boil has gathered.
Gather
To collect or bring things together.
Thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strewed.
Gather
A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.
Gather
The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward.
Gather
Sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
Gather
The act of gathering something
Gather
Assemble or get together;
Gather some stones
Pull your thoughts together
Gather
Collect in one place;
We assembled in the church basement
Let's gather in the dining room
Gather
Collect or gather;
Journals are accumulating in my office
The work keeps piling up
Gather
Conclude from evidence;
I gather you have not done your homework
Gather
Draw fabric together and sew it tightly
Gather
Get people together;
Assemble your colleagues
Get together all those who are interested in the project
Gather the close family members
Gather
Look for (food) in nature;
Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall
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