forgather

verb

fȯr-ˈga-t͟hər How to pronounce forgather (audio)
variants or foregather
Definition of forgathernext
as in to gather
to come together into one body or place asked the townsfolk to forgather at the war monument for the Memorial Day ceremony

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgather
  1. gather
  2. meet
  3. converge
  4. rendezvous
  5. assemble
  6. convene
Verb
  • Once the excitement had died down, the team gathered in a circle and a player went up to Haaland, grabbed the back of his neck and kissed his cheek.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 6 July 2026
  • He was surrounded by beige pleather armchairs gathered around low tables adorned with silk flowers.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of gather
Verb
  • Clemente, the radar systems professor, noted that Ukrainian industry has become extremely agile to meet evolving threats.
    — Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • For the religious right, churches have long been a place where politics meet ideological beliefs.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Definition of meet
Verb
  • Gerut argues that Amazon and SpaceX are evolving into converging infrastructure conglomerates.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 14 July 2026
  • The landscape opens up, and passengers catch glimpses of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers converging to form the Ohio River.
    — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026
Definition of converge
Verb
  • Starship and Blue Moon will both require refueling flights in order to land astronauts on the lunar surface and then launch them back to orbit around the moon to rendezvous with Orion.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 7 July 2026
  • From there, Link will rendezvous with Swift, take hold of it with its three grappling arms and use its thrusters to carry it to a higher orbit.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 2 July 2026
Definition of rendezvous
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  • And everything begins to feel strangely familiar—like creative output assembled mechanically from patterns.
    — Adam Taylor, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Then, the families of the slain suitors assemble and vow revenge, clashing with Odysseus, Telemachus, Laertes and the loyal servants — only to have Athena intervene and abruptly put a stop to the fighting.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of assemble
Verb
  • At that time, an 18-member Standardized Testing Task Force convened by the Academic Senate had recommended that the use of SAT and ACT tests be continued.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • The Fortune Leaders Forum will convene Fortune 500 executives and founders of leading Asian companies to help define the future of leadership in an age of convergence and complexity.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of convene
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“Forgather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgather. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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