gathering
noun [C] /ˈɡæð.ər.ɪŋ/
/-ɚ-/ Definition
C1 a party or a meeting when many people come together as a group: There will be a gathering of world leaders in Vienna next month. a social gathering (= when people meet for pleasure not work)Meeting peopleOfficial meetingsCelebrations, parties and special occasionsSpecific holidays and festivals
(Definition of gathering noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- appointment noun (ARRANGEMENT)
- blind date noun
- farewell exclamation
- hello exclamation, noun
- how are things (with you)? idiom
- how do you do? idiom
- how's tricks? idiom
- it's a date idiom
- meet verb (COME TOGETHER)
- meet verb (PLACE)
- meeting point noun
- paths cross idiom
- pay your respects idiom
- rally noun (MEETING)
- remember sb to sb phrasal verb
- rendezvous noun
- same to you idiom
- see you (later) idiom
- there are plenty more fish in the sea idiom
- throw sb together phrasal verb
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