gathering

English Online Dictionary. What means gathering‎? What does gathering mean?

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡæð.ə.ɹɪŋ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡæð.ɚ.ɪŋ/

Etymology 1

From Middle English gadering, from Old English gaderung (“gathering, assembly”), equivalent to gather +‎ -ing (verbal noun ending).

Noun

gathering (plural gatherings)

1. A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.

2. A group of people or things.

3. (bookbinding) A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.

4. A charitable contribution; a collection.
5. (uncountable) The collection of produce, items, goods, etc.; the practice of collecting food from nature.
6. (medicine) A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.

Translations

Further reading

• gathering on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Section (bookbinding) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

From Middle English gaderynge, equivalent to gather +‎ -ing (present participle ending).

Verb

gathering

1. present participle and gerund of gather

Adjective

gathering (not comparable)

1. That gathers together.

Derived terms

• data-gathering
• evidence-gathering

Anagrams

• nightgear