gather – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of gather

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to gather up sth
Participle: gathered up sth
Gerund: gathering up sth

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Igather up sth
yougather up sth
he;she;itgathers up sth
wegather up sth
yougather up sth
theygather up sth

Perfect

Ihave gathered up sth
youhave gathered up sth
he;she;ithas gathered up sth
wehave gathered up sth
youhave gathered up sth
theyhave gathered up sth

Past

Igathered up sth
yougathered up sth
he;she;itgathered up sth
wegathered up sth
yougathered up sth
theygathered up sth

Pluperfect

Ihad gathered up sth
youhad gathered up sth
he;she;ithad gathered up sth
wehad gathered up sth
youhad gathered up sth
theyhad gathered up sth

Future

Iwill gather up sth
youwill gather up sth
he;she;itwill gather up sth
wewill gather up sth
youwill gather up sth
theywill gather up sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have gathered up sth
youwill have gathered up sth
he;she;itwill have gathered up sth
wewill have gathered up sth
youwill have gathered up sth
theywill have gathered up sth

Subjunctive

Present

Igather up sth
yougather up sth
he;she;itgather up sth
wegather up sth
yougather up sth
theygather up sth

Perfect

Ihave gathered up sth
youhave gathered up sth
he;she;ithave gathered up sth
wehave gathered up sth
youhave gathered up sth
theyhave gathered up sth

Imperfect

Igathered up sth
yougathered up sth
he;she;itgathered up sth
wegathered up sth
yougathered up sth
theygathered up sth

Pluperfect

Ihad gathered up sth
youhad gathered up sth
he;she;ithad gathered up sth
wehad gathered up sth
youhad gathered up sth
theyhad gathered up sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould gather up sth
youwould gather up sth
he;she;itwould gather up sth
wewould gather up sth
youwould gather up sth
theywould gather up sth

Perfect

Iwould have gathered up sth
youwould have gathered up sth
he;she;itwould have gathered up sth
wewould have gathered up sth
youwould have gathered up sth
theywould have gathered up sth

Imperative

yougather up sth
weLet's gather up sth
yougather up sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam gathering up sth
youare gathering up sth
he;she;itis gathering up sth
weare gathering up sth
youare gathering up sth
theyare gathering up sth

Perfect

Ihave been gathering up sth
youhave been gathering up sth
he;she;ithas been gathering up sth
wehave been gathering up sth
youhave been gathering up sth
theyhave been gathering up sth

Past

Iwas gathering up sth
youwere gathering up sth
he;she;itwas gathering up sth
wewere gathering up sth
youwere gathering up sth
theywere gathering up sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been gathering up sth
youhad been gathering up sth
he;she;ithad been gathering up sth
wehad been gathering up sth
youhad been gathering up sth
theyhad been gathering up sth

Future

Iwill be gathering up sth
youwill be gathering up sth
he;she;itwill be gathering up sth
wewill be gathering up sth
youwill be gathering up sth
theywill be gathering up sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been gathering up sth
youwill have been gathering up sth
he;she;itwill have been gathering up sth
wewill have been gathering up sth
youwill have been gathering up sth
theywill have been gathering up sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be gathering up sth
youwould be gathering up sth
he;she;itwould be gathering up sth
wewould be gathering up sth
youwould be gathering up sth
theywould be gathering up sth

Perfect

Iwould have been gathering up sth
youwould have been gathering up sth
he;she;itwould have been gathering up sth
wewould have been gathering up sth
youwould have been gathering up sth
theywould have been gathering up sth

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'gather'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'gather'

father, gether, lather, rather, atter, bathe, batter, begather, blather, bother,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to bring together
round up
—to accumulate over time
accumulate
—to congregate
assemble
to come together as a group
assemble, begather, collect, congregate, congress, fall in with, flock, forgather, gather up, group, herd, league, mass, meet, meet up, pack, team, team up, throng
to collect in an increasing amount over time
accrue, accumulate, add up, amound, garner, heap up, mount up, stack up
congregate
aggregate, assemble, collect, forgather, marshal
conclude
infer, assume, deduce, learn, understand
collect
accumulate, amass, garner, hoard
harvest
garner, glean, reap, pluck, crop, cull
sort
select, cull, pick
increase
grow, thicken, accrete, collect, condense

Antonyms

to divide into portions and issue out
amass, concentrate, consolidate, reassemble, distribute
collect
distribute, disseminate, divide, dispense

Additional Information

Etymology

1. O.E. gadrian, gædrian "to gather, collect, store up," related to gæd "fellowship," and god "good," from P.Gmc. *gadurojan "bring together, unite" (cf. M.L.G. gadderen, O.Fris. gaderia). Change of spelling from -d- to -th- is 1500s, reflecting earlier change in pronunciation.
2. From Middle English gaderen, from Old English gaderian (“to gather, assemble”), from Proto-West Germanic *gadurōn (“to bring together, unite, gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, assemble, keep”). See: Middle English 'gaderen', Old English 'gaderian'.

Sample Sentences

  • And there she is ! all eyes are turned to where she lies, dimly discernible through the gathering fog of the early winter afternoon; every finger is pointed in the same direction; and murmurs of interest and admiration—as ‘How beautiful she looks ! ’ ‘How trim she is ! ’ — are heard on every [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Good order, cleanliness, and comfort, pervaded every corner of the building. The various classes, who were gathered round their teachers, answered the questions put to them with readiness and intelligence, and in a spirit of cheerful contest for precedence which pleased me very much. Those who were at play, were [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] is three dollars, or twelve shillings English; but no girl employed by any of the corporations is ever excluded for want of the means of payment. That they do not very often want the means, may be gathered from the fact, that in July, 1841, no fewer than nine hundred and seventy-eight of these girls were depositors in the Lowell Savings Bank: the amount of whose joint savings was estimated at one [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • The poor victims of the sale, who had been brought up in one place together for years, gathered round the despairing old mother, whose agony was pitiful to see. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • I was assisted to this conclusion by seeing some of them gathered round the master of the boat, at one of the tables, drawing lots with all the anxieties and passions of gamesters depicted in their countenances; while others, with small pieces of cardboard in [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] prevented from getting there, in time to hear these Little Warblers, or to report upon this novel kind of vocal entertainment: novel, at least, to me: but I found in a large open space, each society gathered round its own banners, and listening in silent attention to its own orator. The speeches, judging from the little I could hear of them, were certainly adapted to the occasion, as having that degree [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • It was a sultry, close day, the next day, as the steamer drew near to New Orleans. A general bustle of expectation and preparation was spread through the boat; in the cabin, one and another were gathering their things together, and arranging them, preparatory to going ashore. The steward and chambermaid, and all, were busily engaged in cleaning, furbishing, and arranging the splendid boat, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • I woke again at seven o’clock, and by that time the party had assembled, and were gathered round, one light carriage, with a very stout axletree; one something on wheels like an amateur carrier 's cart; one double phaeton of great antiquity and unearthly construction; one gig with a great [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] in ploughing her way among a shoal of such obstructions, drove a few among them for the moment under water. Sometimes the engine stopped during a long interval, and then before her and behind, and gathering close about her on all sides, were so many of these ill-favoured obstacles that she was fairly hemmed in; the centre of a floating island; and was constrained to pause until they parted, somewhere, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Henrique, who valued himself on his gentlemanly adroitness in all matters of gallantry, soon had his fair cousin in the saddle, and, gathering the reins, placed them in her hands. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)