We use 'gather' to say bringing things or people to one place. For example, friends can gather for a party or you can gather apples from trees.
We gather flowers in the garden.
They gather at the park every Sunday.
'Gather' can mean collecting things bit by bit. It means you get things slowly, like information or rainwater, over time.
She gathers rainwater for plants.
He gathers information for the report.
Sometimes 'gather' means to understand or think you know something based on information or clues. It shows that you guess or figure something out.
I gather you need help with this task.
From his words, I gather he is tired.
'Gather' can mean pulling cloth into small folds to make it smaller or neat. This is common in sewing or making clothes.
She gathers the cloth to sew the dress.
The curtains were gathered on the window.
As a noun, 'gather' means a group of people who meet together in one place for a reason, like a party or event.
There was a gather in the town square.
We enjoyed the gather after school.
In golf, 'gather' is the way the ball rolls or moves after it lands on the ground. Golf players watch this carefully.
The ball had a good gather on the green.
He watched the gather after the shot.
