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)
- A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
- A group of people or things.
- (bookbinding) A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.
- A charitable contribution; a collection.
- (uncountable) The collection of produce, items, goods, etc.; the practice of collecting food from nature.
- (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
- present participle and gerund of gather
Adjective
gathering (not comparable)
- That gathers together.
Derived terms
- data gathering
- evidence-gathering
- intelligence-gathering
Anagrams
- nightgear