assemble

verb as·sem·ble \ ə-ˈsem-bəl \

Updated on: 24 Apr 2018

Definition of assemble

assembled; assembling play \-b(ə-)liŋ\

transitive verb

1 : to bring together (as in a particular place or for a particular purpose)

They assembled a team of experts to solve the problem.

2 : to fit together the parts of

assemble a new bicycle

intransitive verb

: to meet together : convene

The club assembles once a month.

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Examples of assemble in a Sentence

We'll need to assemble a list of songs for the concert.
She assembled all of her old photos into three albums.
Hundreds of notes and letters were assembled into a book.
A team of scientists was assembled to study the problem.
The U.S. Constitution gives people the right to assemble peacefully.
A crowd had assembled in front of the courthouse during the trial.
After dinner, the men would assemble in the living room to watch the game on TV.
The club assembles once a month to discuss upcoming activities.
Their father helped them assemble their new bicycles in the garage.
The cars are assembled on an assembly line.

Recent Examples of assemble from the Web

Early prototypes didn’t have any actual printing on the cardboard, for instance, which made assembling them confusing.

— andrew webster, The Verge, "Nintendo Labo’s creators explain how they built a new way to play out of cardboard," 20 Apr. 2018
Looking through a polariscope to view rainbows of stress in clear tape's backing, and assemble a puzzle that appears clear to the naked eye.

— greg burnett, cleveland.com, "Science center show all about sticky science and more," 20 Apr. 2018
The season is barely three weeks old, but the Diamondbacks’ bullpen already is exhibiting many of the same attributes as last year: assembled on the cheap, effective in a sort of non-traditional way and, most important, as good as anyone’s.

— nick piecoro, azcentral, "Arizona Diamondbacks' bullpen getting results without overpowering stuff," 20 Apr. 2018
Eventually, the Majids located the best leather workshop in Dar es Salaam, where 120 highly skilled shoemakers now assemble Wazi shoes.

— kelly bastone, Outside Online, "Wazi Sandals Look and Do Good," 19 Apr. 2018
Those teamless participants are then added to a mash-up team that Mr. Valenti assembles ahead of time.

— kasia pilat, New York Times, "5 Comedy Shows to Catch in NYC This Weekend," 19 Apr. 2018
One idea is to get the machines to learn what to do for themselves by watching a human being assemble the chair.

— The Economist, "Robots can assemble IKEA furniture," 19 Apr. 2018
Both teams are part of a loose confederation of sandlot squads assembled throughout the south.

— michael hoinski, GQ, "Beto in the Outfield," 19 Apr. 2018
Rooting around the internet, Mr. Fogle discovered that Robert Lewis, a professor of mathematics at Fordham University who was in the second Phud class, had assembled a website about the Phud program.

— aaron gilbreath, Longreads, "The Amateur Sleuth Who Can’t Let One Case Rest," 17 Apr. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of assemble

Middle English, from Anglo-French assembler, from Vulgar Latin *assimulare, from Latin ad- + simul together — more at same

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First Known Use: 13th century

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assemble Synonyms

Phrases

put together;

Synonym Discussion of assemble

gather, collect, assemble, congregate mean to come or bring together into a group, mass, or unit. gather is the most general term for bringing or coming together from a spread-out or scattered state.