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
  • Every autumn, as the bay freezes, hundreds of these bears gather around it before heading out across the ice, and thousands of tourists come to see them.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026
  • As my family gathered at my younger brother's apartment in downtown Philadelphia the next day, the mood was deeply heavy.
    — Laurel Dalrymple, NPR, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of gather
Verb
  • In order to meet 2026’s nostalgia quota, here’s a 28-years-later followup to the cult flop about margarita-loving sister witches starring Bullock and Nicole Kidman.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2026
  • The league’s involvement with Highmark or any club is ensuring that all fields meet compliance before NFL use, right?
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of meet
Verb
  • For Fanatics, the fest is emerging as a connective tissue of sorts, a real-life space where all of its business lines converge, beyond the entertainment programming.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • For three days this summer, teachers converged at the Flight 93 National Memorial in remote western Pennsylvania to talk about 9/11.
    — Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of converge
Verb
  • According to Treasury, fishing vessels secretly rendezvoused at sea with smaller go-fast boats carrying cocaine north through the eastern Pacific.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Demonstrating future capabilities The mission team is forging ahead with its plan for LINK to rendezvous with Swift — but as a demonstration rather than a rescue.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of rendezvous
Verb
  • The latest contract builds on work that began in 2023, when GE Aerospace received initial funding for concept development and assembled the team that would work on the platform.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The football players receive 60 minutes against a roster that is usually bigger, faster, stronger and assembled with exponentially more money.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of assemble
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  • The school could argue that the conference hastily convened the vote, perhaps in violation of bylaws or conference customs, and in doing so jeopardized its contracts with coaches, sponsors, media and licensing partners, and others.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The Republican National Committee convenes its first-ever midterm election convention on Wednesday in Dallas.
    — Patrice Onwuka, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of convene
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“Forgather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgather. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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