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Definition of foregather verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

foregather

verb
 
/ˌfɔːˈɡæðə(r)/
 
/ˌfɔːrˈɡæðər/
(also forgather)
[intransitive] (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they foregather
 
/ˌfɔːˈɡæðə(r)/
 
/ˌfɔːrˈɡæðər/
he / she / it foregathers
 
/ˌfɔːˈɡæðəz/
 
/ˌfɔːrˈɡæðərz/
past simple foregathered
 
/ˌfɔːˈɡæðəd/
 
/ˌfɔːrˈɡæðərd/
past participle foregathered
 
/ˌfɔːˈɡæðəd/
 
/ˌfɔːrˈɡæðərd/
-ing form foregathering
 
/ˌfɔːˈɡæðərɪŋ/
 
/ˌfɔːrˈɡæðərɪŋ/
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  1. to meet together in a group
    Word Originlate 15th cent. (originally Scots as forgadder): from Dutch vergaderen.

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