Definition of gathering
2 : a suppurating swelling : abscess
3 : the collecting of food or raw materials from the wild
4 : collection, compilation
5 : a gather in cloth
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Examples of gathering in a Sentence
I see my cousins only at occasional family gatherings.
dinner parties and other social gatherings
a gathering of political leaders
GATHERING Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of gathering for English Language Learners
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: an occasion when people come together as a group
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: the act or process of gathering something
GATHERING Defined for Kids
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Definition of gathering for Students
: an occasion when people come together as a group a family gathering
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