A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.
"The seamstress carefully pinned each gather to ensure even folds along the waistband of the dress."
In plain English: A gather is an old-fashioned word for something that has been collected together, though it rarely means this anymore since people usually just say collection or group when they mean it as a noun.
"She decided to go on her own after realizing that there was no real sense in gathering for such an event."
assemble or get together
"gather some stones"
"pull your thoughts together"
collect in one place
"We assembled in the church basement"
"Let's gather in the dining room"
collect or gather
"Journals are accumulating in my office"
"The work keeps piling up"
get people together
"assemble your colleagues"
"get together all those who are interested in the project"
"gather the close family members"
To collect; normally separate things.
"The children gathered fallen leaves from the yard to build a large pile near the porch."
Especially, to harvest food.
"The tribe gathered wild berries and nuts from the forest to survive the winter."
In plain English: To gather means to collect things from different places and bring them together into one spot.
"The children gathered in the living room to watch their favorite movie together."
Usage: Use gather when you mean collecting scattered items into one place rather than simply picking them up individually. It is the standard verb for harvesting crops or assembling people and objects together.
The word "gather" comes from the Old English gaderian, meaning to collect or assemble. It traveled into modern usage through Middle English while retaining its original sense of bringing things together.