| slovo | definícia |
gathering
(mass) | gathering
- stretávajúci, zhromažďujúci, stretnutie |
gathering
(encz) | gathering,posezení n: Zdeněk Brož |
gathering
(encz) | gathering,sběr n: Zdeněk Brož |
gathering
(encz) | gathering,sbírání Zdeněk Brož |
gathering
(encz) | gathering,setkání Zdeněk Brož |
gathering
(encz) | gathering,shromáždění |
gathering
(encz) | gathering,shromažďování Zdeněk Brož |
Gathering
(gcide) | Gather \Gath"er\ (g[a^][th]"[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Gathered; p. pr. & vb. n. Gathering.] [OE. gaderen, AS.
gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. g[ae]d
fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte
husband, MHG. gate, also companion, Goth. gadiliggs a
sister's son. [root]29. See Good, and cf. Together.]
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1. To bring together; to collect, as a number of separate
things, into one place, or into one aggregate body; to
assemble; to muster; to congregate.
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And Belgium's capital had gathered them
Her beauty and her chivalry. --Byron.
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When he had gathered all the chief priests and
scribes of the people together. --Matt. ii. 4.
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2. To pick out and bring together from among what is of less
value; to collect, as a harvest; to harvest; to cull; to
pick off; to pluck.
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A rose just gathered from the stalk. --Dryden.
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Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
--Matt. vii.
16.
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Gather us from among the heathen. --Ps. cvi. 47.
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3. To accumulate by collecting and saving little by little;
to amass; to gain; to heap up.
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He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his
substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity
the poor. --Prov.
xxviii. 8.
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To pay the creditor . . . he must gather up money by
degrees. --Locke.
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4. To bring closely together the parts or particles of; to
contract; to compress; to bring together in folds or
plaits, as a garment; also, to draw together, as a piece
of cloth by a thread; to pucker; to plait; as, to gather a
ruffle.
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Gathering his flowing robe, he seemed to stand
In act to speak, and graceful stretched his hand.
--Pope.
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5. To derive, or deduce, as an inference; to collect, as a
conclusion, from circumstances that suggest, or arguments
that prove; to infer; to conclude.
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Let me say no more!
Gather the sequel by that went before. --Shak.
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6. To gain; to win. [Obs.]
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He gathers ground upon her in the chase. --Dryden.
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7. (Arch.) To bring together, or nearer together, in masonry,
as where the width of a fireplace is rapidly diminished to
the width of the flue, or the like.
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8. (Naut.) To haul in; to take up; as, to gather the slack of
a rope.
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To be gathered to one's people or {To be gathered to one's
fathers} to die. --Gen. xxv. 8.
To gather breath, to recover normal breathing after being
out of breath; to get one's breath; to rest. --Spenser.
To gather one's self together, to collect and dispose one's
powers for a great effort, as a beast crouches preparatory
to a leap.
To gather way (Naut.), to begin to move; to move with
increasing speed.
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Gathering
(gcide) | Gathering \Gath"er*ing\, n.
1. The act of collecting or bringing together.
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2. That which is gathered, collected, or brought together;
as:
(a) A crowd; an assembly; a congregation.
(b) A charitable contribution; a collection.
(c) A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.
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Gathering
(gcide) | Gathering \Gath"er*ing\, a.
Assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating.
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Gathering board (Bookbinding), a table or board on which
signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book.
--Knight.
Gathering coal, a lighted coal left smothered in embers
over night, about which kindling wood is gathered in the
morning.
Gathering hoop, a hoop used by coopers to draw together the
ends of barrel staves, to allow the hoops to be slipped
over them.
Gathering peat.
(a) A piece of peat used as a gathering coal, to preserve a
fire.
(b) In Scotland, a fiery peat which was sent round by the
Borderers as an alarm signal, as the fiery cross was by
the Highlanders.
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gathering
(wn) | gathering
n 1: a group of persons together in one place [syn: gathering,
assemblage]
2: the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of
assembly" [syn: assembly, assemblage, gathering] [ant:
disassembly, dismantlement, dismantling]
3: the act of gathering something [syn: gather, gathering]
4: sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling
tight a thread in a line of stitching [syn: gather,
gathering] |
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(encz) | deposit gathering, |
gathering dust
(encz) | gathering dust, |
gathering of data
(encz) | gathering of data, |
gathering place
(encz) | gathering place, n: |
gatherings
(encz) | gatherings,shromáždění pl. Zdeněk Brož |
hunting and gathering society
(encz) | hunting and gathering society, n: |
hunting and gathering tribe
(encz) | hunting and gathering tribe, n: |
information gathering
(encz) | information gathering, n: |
ingathering
(encz) | ingathering,sklizeň Zdeněk Brožingathering,žeň Zdeněk Brož |
social gathering
(encz) | social gathering, n: |
woolgathering
(encz) | woolgathering,roztěkanost n: PetrVwoolgathering,snění s otevřenýma očima n: PetrV |
Gathering
(gcide) | Gather \Gath"er\ (g[a^][th]"[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Gathered; p. pr. & vb. n. Gathering.] [OE. gaderen, AS.
gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. g[ae]d
fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte
husband, MHG. gate, also companion, Goth. gadiliggs a
sister's son. [root]29. See Good, and cf. Together.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To bring together; to collect, as a number of separate
things, into one place, or into one aggregate body; to
assemble; to muster; to congregate.
[1913 Webster]
And Belgium's capital had gathered them
Her beauty and her chivalry. --Byron.
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When he had gathered all the chief priests and
scribes of the people together. --Matt. ii. 4.
[1913 Webster]
2. To pick out and bring together from among what is of less
value; to collect, as a harvest; to harvest; to cull; to
pick off; to pluck.
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A rose just gathered from the stalk. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
--Matt. vii.
16.
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Gather us from among the heathen. --Ps. cvi. 47.
[1913 Webster]
3. To accumulate by collecting and saving little by little;
to amass; to gain; to heap up.
[1913 Webster]
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his
substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity
the poor. --Prov.
xxviii. 8.
[1913 Webster]
To pay the creditor . . . he must gather up money by
degrees. --Locke.
[1913 Webster]
4. To bring closely together the parts or particles of; to
contract; to compress; to bring together in folds or
plaits, as a garment; also, to draw together, as a piece
of cloth by a thread; to pucker; to plait; as, to gather a
ruffle.
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Gathering his flowing robe, he seemed to stand
In act to speak, and graceful stretched his hand.
--Pope.
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5. To derive, or deduce, as an inference; to collect, as a
conclusion, from circumstances that suggest, or arguments
that prove; to infer; to conclude.
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Let me say no more!
Gather the sequel by that went before. --Shak.
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6. To gain; to win. [Obs.]
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He gathers ground upon her in the chase. --Dryden.
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7. (Arch.) To bring together, or nearer together, in masonry,
as where the width of a fireplace is rapidly diminished to
the width of the flue, or the like.
[1913 Webster]
8. (Naut.) To haul in; to take up; as, to gather the slack of
a rope.
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To be gathered to one's people or {To be gathered to one's
fathers} to die. --Gen. xxv. 8.
To gather breath, to recover normal breathing after being
out of breath; to get one's breath; to rest. --Spenser.
To gather one's self together, to collect and dispose one's
powers for a great effort, as a beast crouches preparatory
to a leap.
To gather way (Naut.), to begin to move; to move with
increasing speed.
[1913 Webster]Gathering \Gath"er*ing\, n.
1. The act of collecting or bringing together.
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2. That which is gathered, collected, or brought together;
as:
(a) A crowd; an assembly; a congregation.
(b) A charitable contribution; a collection.
(c) A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.
[1913 Webster]Gathering \Gath"er*ing\, a.
Assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating.
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Gathering board (Bookbinding), a table or board on which
signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book.
--Knight.
Gathering coal, a lighted coal left smothered in embers
over night, about which kindling wood is gathered in the
morning.
Gathering hoop, a hoop used by coopers to draw together the
ends of barrel staves, to allow the hoops to be slipped
over them.
Gathering peat.
(a) A piece of peat used as a gathering coal, to preserve a
fire.
(b) In Scotland, a fiery peat which was sent round by the
Borderers as an alarm signal, as the fiery cross was by
the Highlanders.
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Gathering board
(gcide) | Gathering \Gath"er*ing\, a.
Assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating.
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Gathering board (Bookbinding), a table or board on which
signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book.
--Knight.
Gathering coal, a lighted coal left smothered in embers
over night, about which kindling wood is gathered in the
morning.
Gathering hoop, a hoop used by coopers to draw together the
ends of barrel staves, to allow the hoops to be slipped
over them.
Gathering peat.
(a) A piece of peat used as a gathering coal, to preserve a
fire.
(b) In Scotland, a fiery peat which was sent round by the
Borderers as an alarm signal, as the fiery cross was by
the Highlanders.
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Gathering coal
(gcide) | Gathering \Gath"er*ing\, a.
Assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating.
[1913 Webster]
Gathering board (Bookbinding), a table or board on which
signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book.
--Knight.
Gathering coal, a lighted coal left smothered in embers
over night, about which kindling wood is gathered in the
morning.
Gathering hoop, a hoop used by coopers to draw together the
ends of barrel staves, to allow the hoops to be slipped
over them.
Gathering peat.
(a) A piece of peat used as a gathering coal, to preserve a
fire.
(b) In Scotland, a fiery peat which was sent round by the
Borderers as an alarm signal, as the fiery cross was by
the Highlanders.
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Gathering hoop
(gcide) | Gathering \Gath"er*ing\, a.
Assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating.
[1913 Webster]
Gathering board (Bookbinding), a table or board on which
signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book.
--Knight.
Gathering coal, a lighted coal left smothered in embers
over night, about which kindling wood is gathered in the
morning.
Gathering hoop, a hoop used by coopers to draw together the
ends of barrel staves, to allow the hoops to be slipped
over them.
Gathering peat.
(a) A piece of peat used as a gathering coal, to preserve a
fire.
(b) In Scotland, a fiery peat which was sent round by the
Borderers as an alarm signal, as the fiery cross was by
the Highlanders.
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Gathering peat
(gcide) | Gathering \Gath"er*ing\, a.
Assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating.
[1913 Webster]
Gathering board (Bookbinding), a table or board on which
signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book.
--Knight.
Gathering coal, a lighted coal left smothered in embers
over night, about which kindling wood is gathered in the
morning.
Gathering hoop, a hoop used by coopers to draw together the
ends of barrel staves, to allow the hoops to be slipped
over them.
Gathering peat.
(a) A piece of peat used as a gathering coal, to preserve a
fire.
(b) In Scotland, a fiery peat which was sent round by the
Borderers as an alarm signal, as the fiery cross was by
the Highlanders.
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Ingathering
(gcide) | Ingathering \In"gath`er*ing\, n.
The act or business of gathering or collecting anything;
especially, the gathering of the fruits of the earth;
harvest.
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Thou shalt keep . . . the feast of ingathering. --Ex.
xxii. 16.
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Taxgathering
(gcide) | Taxgatherer \Tax"gath`er*er\, n.
One who collects taxes or revenues. -- Tax"gath`er*ing, n.
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Woolgathering
(gcide) | Woolgathering \Wool"gath`er*ing\, a.
Indulging in a vagrant or idle exercise of the imagination;
roaming upon a fruitless quest; idly fanciful.
[1913 Webster]Woolgathering \Wool"gath`er*ing\, n.
Indulgence in idle imagination; a foolish or useless pursuit
or design.
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His wits were a woolgathering, as they say. --Burton.
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gathering place
(wn) | gathering place
n 1: a favorite haunt where people gather |
hunting and gathering society
(wn) | hunting and gathering society
n 1: group that supports itself by hunting and fishing and by
gathering wild fruits and vegetables; usually nomadic [syn:
hunting and gathering tribe, {hunting and gathering
society}] |
hunting and gathering tribe
(wn) | hunting and gathering tribe
n 1: group that supports itself by hunting and fishing and by
gathering wild fruits and vegetables; usually nomadic [syn:
hunting and gathering tribe, {hunting and gathering
society}] |
information gathering
(wn) | information gathering
n 1: the act of collecting information |
ingathering
(wn) | ingathering
n 1: request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for
starving children" [syn: solicitation, appeal,
collection, ingathering] |
social gathering
(wn) | social gathering
n 1: a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship [syn:
social gathering, social affair] |
woolgathering
(wn) | woolgathering
adj 1: dreamy in mood or nature; "a woolgathering moment" [syn:
dreamy, moony, woolgathering]
n 1: an idle indulgence in fantasy |
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