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GATHERED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Brought together in one place
Example:
the gathered folds of the skirt
Synonyms:
collected; gathered
Classified under:
Antonym:
ungathered (not brought together in one place)
Participle:
gather (assemble or get together)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb gather
Context examples:
When I came down again I found the others all gathered round the fire in the study.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
The gathered data indicate that the planet could be a super-Earth, having a mass at least 3.2 times that of the Earth, which orbits its host star in roughly 233 days.
(Super-Earth Discovered Around Barnard's Star, ESO)
The scientists gathered data using a variety of genomic and imaging techniques.
(An Atlas of the Developing Human Brain, NIH)
Intervention includes both physical procedures by which data are gathered (for example, venipuncture) and manipulations of the subject or the subject's environment that are performed for research purposes.
(Human Study Subject, Food and Drug Administration)
Returning, he gathered his pots and pans together, packed his grub-box, and rolled up his bed.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
When they examined the information gathered during that flyby 21 years ago, sure enough, high-resolution magnetometer data showed something strange.
(Old Data Reveal New Evidence of Europa Plumes, NASA)
A supplement containing granules composed of pollen gathered by bees for food and honey.
(Bee Pollen, NCI Thesaurus)
In which case, our Sun would have gathered the lion's share of dust and gas it seems, leaving its twin dark and stunted.
(Our Sun Could Have Been Born With an Evil Twin Called "Nemesis", The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
He nodded his head, regarding her thoughtfully as she gathered the torn pieces of manuscript and tucked them into the pocket of her jacket—ocular evidence of the success of her mission.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Many planets are gathered in your seventh house of committed partnerships, so the outlook for you is either extremely happy or not happy at all, with almost no room in between.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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