| 【gather】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "gadrian," "gædrian," "gaderian," and "gedrian." It carries the basic meaning of "gather." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "gather"]
altogether ***[2449] You use altogether to emphasize that something has stopped, been done, or finished completely.
gather ****[1118] If people gather somewhere or if someone gathers people somewhere, they come together in a group.
together ****[252] If people do something together, they do it with each other.
[WORD ROOT]root gather
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] gather, gether
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) gadrian, gædrian, gaderian, gedrian
[MEANING]root gather
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 gadrian [=gædrian]
- 【Old English】 gædrian to gather, to take up together
- 【Old English】 gaderian [=gædrian] to gather
- 【Old English】 gedrian together
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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altogether ★★★[2449] adverb from altogether 〈 gather
【DEFINITION】 You use altogether to emphasize that something has stopped, been done, or finished completely.
【SYNONYM】 entirely
【COMPOSITION】 all + together
【ROOTs】 ⑴ al(all); every, entire, fully ⑵ to; to, at, on; in the direction of ⑶ gether(gather); gather
【Etymology】 《Old English gaderian》 [=gædrian] to gather
gather ★★★★[1118] verb from gather
【DEFINITION】 If people gather somewhere or if someone gathers people somewhere, they come together in a group.
【Declension/Conjugation】 gathered, gathered, gathering, gathers
【SYNONYM】 collect
【ROOTs】 gather; gather
【Etymology】 《Old English gaderian》 [=gædrian] to gather
【DERIVATIVEs】 gatherable, gatherer, gather
together ★★★★[252] adverb from together 〈 gather
【DEFINITION】 If people do something together, they do it with each other.
【COMPOSITION】 to + Gether
【ROOTs】 ⑴ to; prefix ⑵ gether(gather); gather
【Etymology】 《Old English togædere》 [to+gædere] so as to be present in one place, in a group, in an accumulated mass
【First Known Meaning】 so as to be present in one place, in a group, in an accumulated mass,
【DERIVATIVEs】 together, togetherness
Other words containing "gather"; gathering, togetherness
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
game
fus-, fund-
furn
fund
fun
full
fug-, fugit-
front
fright
friend
