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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to meet together in a group（一群人）聚会，集合
Word Originlate 15th cent. (originally Scots as forgadder): from Dutch vergaderen.

BNC: 42905 COCA: 0

foregather