gather

/ˈga-t͟hər/

Middle English gaderen, from Old English gaderian; akin to Middle High German gadern to unite

verb

  1. to bring together : collect

  2. pick, harvest

  3. to pick up or amass as if by harvesting

tried to gather a crowd

gather collect assemble congregate mean to come or bring together into a group, mass, or unit. gather is the most general term for bringing or coming together from a spread-out or scattered state. collect often implies careful selection or orderly arrangement.

noun

  1. something brought together: such as

  2. a puckering in cloth made by gathering

  3. a mass of molten glass collected for use in glassblowing

idiom

  1. to begin to be more popular and effective

The campaign has begun to gather momentum/strength.