gathering

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• IPA: /ˈɡæ.ðə.ɹɪŋ/

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Noun

gathering (plural gatherings)

Coptic binding with eight gatherings (3).

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

   I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists.

2. A group of people or things.

   A gathering of fruit.

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

   This gathering machine forms the backbone of a bookbinding operation.

Translations

get-together, social function

• Armenian: հավաքույթ (hy) (havak’uyt’)
• Finnish: kokous (fi), kokoontuminen (fi), tapaaminen (fi)
• French: rencontre (fr) f, réunion (fr) f, rassemblement (fr) m
• Italian: incontro (it) m
• Japanese: 集まり (ja) (あつまり, atsumari)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: کۆبونه‌وه‌

• Manx: cruinnaght (gv) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: sammenkomst (no) m

• Russian: встреча (ru) (vstréča) f
• Scottish Gaelic: cruinneachadh (gd) m
• Zulu: imbizo (zu) 9/10, umhlangano (zu) 3/4

group of people or things

• Finnish: kokous, ryhmä (people); valikoima, kokoelma (things); joukko, määrä (anything)
• French: assemblée (fr), groupe (fr) m, rassemblement (fr) m

• Italian: gruppo (it) m
• Russian: собрание (ru) (sobránije) n, сборище (ru) (sbórišče) n, сбор (ru) (sbor) m
• Scottish Gaelic: cruinneachadh (gd) m

bookbinding: group of sheets

• Dutch: katern (nl)
• Finnish: arkkivihko (fi)

• French: cahier (fr) m
• Italian: quaderno (it) m

Verb

gathering

1. present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together

   She enjoyed gathering wildflowers.