gather

英['gæðə] 美['ɡæðɚ]

第三人称单数: gathers;过去式: gathered;过去分词: gathered;现在分词: gathering;

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来自PIE*ghedh, 连接，集中，词源同good.

gather: gather: [OE] Gather goes back ultimately to Germanic *gath- ‘bring together, unite’ (which also produced English good). From it was derived *gadurī (source of English together), which in turn formed the basis of a verb *gadurōjan. Its offspring include Middle High German gaten ‘come together’, Old Frisian gadia ‘unite’, and Old English gaderian, whence modern English gather. It also produced German gatte ‘husband, spouse’, originally ‘companion’.
=> good, together
gather (v.): Old English gadrian, gædrian "unite, agree, assemble; gather, collect, store up" (transitive and intransitive), used of flowers, thoughts, persons; from Proto-Germanic *gaduron "come or bring together, unite" (cognates: Old English gæd "fellowship, companionship," gædeling "companion;" Middle Low German gadderen; Old Frisian gaderia; Dutch gaderen "to gather," gade "spouse;" German Gatte "husband;" Gothic gadiliggs), from PIE *ghedh- "to unite, join" (see good (adj.)). Change of spelling from -d- to -th- is 1500s, reflecting earlier change in pronunciation (as in mother, weather, father). Related: Gathered; gathering.
gather (n.): "plait or fold in cloth," 1660s, from gather (v.).

1. I gather his report is highly critical of the trial judge.: 据我所知，他在报道中毫不留情地批评了初审法官。

2. I suggest we gather enough firewood to last the night.: 我建议大家捡足够多的木柴来撑过这一晚。

3. Heads of government from more than 100 countries gather in Geneva tomorrow.: 来自100多个国家的政府首脑明日将齐聚日内瓦。