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
  • Here, the architecture distributes the congregation into a half circle, gathering them around the matter of their faith as a question rather than as an assertion.
    — Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Families gathered to eat, strangers shared space and volunteers helped serve anyone who came through.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of gather
Verb
  • The work is part of a broader effort to understand how eVTOL aircraft can share airspace and infrastructure with conventional aircraft while meeting aviation safety requirements.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Now parties must meet, bargain and seek a way to team up for at least 61 seats in the 120-member Knesset.
    — CARA ANNA, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of meet
Verb
  • In his latest romp, corporate greed, lovable cows and hideous monsters converge in Richland, Ohio.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Eisenkot drove him to his unit’s base, where lines of cars were already forming as reservists converged.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of converge
Verb
  • Orion will rendezvous and dock with Starship, but there will be no ingress into the vehicle and hence no life support equipment.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Then the crew will rendezvous with the Blue Moon, dock with it and enter it, checking out its systems before returning to the Orion.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of rendezvous
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  • After a week of respecting the sanctity of spoilers, our critics have assembled to discuss the movie in detail.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The mandate goes to the lawmaker most likely to assemble a coalition.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of assemble
Verb
  • Despite that lack of evidence, the loosening of restrictions has come after the FDA began analyzing how to make the substances more accessible and convened a panel to discuss allowing compounding pharmacies to manufacture them.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The president — who is separately elected by the Knesset, Israel’s single-chamber legislature — then convenes party leaders to hear their recommendations for prime minister before choosing someone to form a government.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of convene
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“Forgather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgather. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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