gather up

English

Verb

gather up (third-person singular simple present gathers up, present participle gathering up, simple past and past participle gathered up)

1. (transitive) To gather, assemble or collect, usually into a group or mass.

   Synonym: (intransitive) forgather

   Beatrice gathered up the hem of her petticoat.

Derived terms

• gather up one's courage

 

Translations

to assemble or collect into a group or mass

• German: zusammenrufen (de), zusammensammeln (de), versammeln (de), zusammenstellen (de), zusammensetzen (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἀναλέγω (analégō)

• Ukrainian: підбира́ти impf (pidbyráty), підібра́ти pf (pidibráty)

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