gather up

verb

To gather, assemble or collect, usually into a group or mass.

“Beatrice gathered up the hem of her petticoat.”

Meanings

verbgather up (third-person singular simple present gathers up, present participle gathering up, simple past and past participle gathered up)

present singular third person gathers up · participle present gathering up · participle past gathered up · past gathered up

  1. transitiveTo gather, assemble or collect, usually into a group or mass.

    Beatrice gathered up the hem of her petticoat.

    Synonyms: forgather

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo gather, assemble or collect, usually into a group or mass.

Similar

More synonyms by meaning

verbtake and lift upward

verbgather or collect

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek ἀναλέγω
  • ἀναλέγω (analégō)to assemble or collect into a group or mass
German zusammenrufen, zusammensammeln
  • zusammenrufento assemble or collect into a group or mass
  • zusammensammelnto assemble or collect into a group or mass
  • versammelnto assemble or collect into a group or mass
  • zusammenstellento assemble or collect into a group or mass
  • zusammensetzento assemble or collect into a group or mass
Ukrainian підбира́ти, підібра́ти
  • підбира́ти (pidbyráty)to assemble or collect into a group or mass
  • підібра́ти (pidibráty)to assemble or collect into a group or mass
Cite this entry
APA

gather up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gather%20up

MLA

“gather up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gather%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gather up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gather%20up.

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