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Gather Transitive Gathered I Toplamak Verb  /ˈɡæðə(R)   Toplanmak

Level B1 
Kind verb
Front gather 
IPA  /ˈɡæðə(r)   / verb
Back toplanmak; toplamak
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gather (verb)

 /ˈɡæðə(r)   / verb
 
COME/BRING TOGETHER
1 [intransitive, transitive]
 gather (round) (sb/sth); gather sb/sth (round) (sb/sth)
(used about people) to come or be brought together in a group
toplanmak; toplamak
 A crowd soon gathered at the scene of the accident.
 We all gathered round and listened to what the guide was saying.
 The children were gathered around the teacher's desk.
 2 [transitive]
gather sth (together/up)
to bring many things together
toplamak
 He gathered up all his papers and put them away.
 They have gathered together a lot of information on the subject.
 I need some time to gather my thoughts before I can give you an answer.
COLLECT
3 [transitive] (formal)
to pick wild flowers, fruit, etc. from a wide area
 (çiçek, meyve vb.) toplamak
 to gather mushrooms
UNDERSTAND
4 [transitive]
to understand or find out sth (from sb/sth)
anlamak, anlam çıkarmak
 I gather from your letter that you have several years' experience of this kind of work.
 ‘She's been very ill recently.’ ‘So I gather.’
INCREASE
5 [intransitive, transitive]
to gradually become greater; to increase
artmak
 I gathered speed as I cycled down the hill.
 In the gathering darkness it was hard to see the ball.
CLOTHING
6 [transitive]
to pull material together into small folds and sew it
plise yapmak, büzgü yapmak
 

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