forgather

verb

fȯr-ˈga-t͟hər How to pronounce forgather (audio)
variants or foregather
Definition of forgathernext
as in to converge
to come together into one body or place asked the townsfolk to forgather at the war monument for the Memorial Day ceremony

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  1. converge
  2. gather
  3. meet
  4. rendezvous
Verb
  • Estimates vary widely, but converge on something like 10 million species.
    Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
  • From across France, itinerant glassblowers, masons and carpenters — hewers, who squared the timbers, joiners, who fit beams together — converged on Paris.
    Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of converge
Verb
  • Club officials had a plethora of permutations for how this winter would unfold, but had not committed to anything before gathering this week at the Winter Meetings.
    Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
  • As law enforcement gathered information about the life and recent whereabouts of the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, an attorney representing the suspect vowed to fight extradition to New York City.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of gather
Verb
  • Understanding the Value of Networking Networking isn’t just about meeting people for the sake of it.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Senate President Warren Petersen, Maricopa County Supervisor Tom Galvin and several other GOP officials recently met with Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd to take some notes on the Sunshine State's election procedures.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of meet
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  • Particularly juicy is de Wolfe’s guest book for Villa Trianon, lined with signatures from the artists and society set who rendezvoused at her Versailles refuge.
    Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The Crew Dragon now has about a 28-hour ride to rendezvous with the ISS and join the nine people already on the station.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2024
Definition of rendezvous
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