gather; assemble; (math) set
Meanings
3 senses · 9 examplesverb
to gather; to assemble; to congregate
Used for people or things coming together in one place, often at a specific time.
All team members will gather at the entrance at 8 a.m.
The students assembled on the playground to prepare for the flag-raising ceremony.
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Birds often congregate by the water to look for food.
verb
to collect; to bring together; to compile
Refers to the active process of gathering or compiling items, often information or materials.
We need to collect all the evidence before drawing a conclusion.
This book compiles the views of multiple experts.
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He spent several years gathering these old photographs.
noun
(mathematics) set
technicalA fundamental concept in mathematics, often abbreviated as 集 (jí).
In mathematics, the set of all natural numbers forms a set.
An empty set is a set that contains no elements.
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We need to find the intersection of these two sets.