- [countable] a meeting of people for a particular purpose
- a social/family gathering
- He was asked to speak at a gathering of religious leaders.
Extra Examples- We're having a small family gathering to mark our wedding anniversary.
- While the country was under martial law there was a ban on public gatherings.
- The president addressed a gathering of local government officials.
- We all go to my parents' at Christmas for the annual gathering of the clan.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- large
- small
- …
- attend
- go to
- have
- …
- take place
- gathering of
- a gathering of the clan/clans
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- [uncountable] the process of collecting something
- methods of information gathering
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- information
- intelligence
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