gather

reunirse, reunir

Juntarse en un lugar o hacer que personas o cosas se junten.

En inglés sencillo: To come together in one place, or bring people or things together.

• People gather here every Sunday.
• A crowd gathered outside the shop.
• She gathered the children in the kitchen.

Cómo se usa: gather around someone/something (The children gathered around the teacher.); gather somewhere (Fans gathered outside the stadium.)

Sinónimos: assemble, collect, come together

Antónimos: disperse, scatter

Expresiones frecuentes: gather together, gather around, gather people

deducir, entender

Entender o creer algo a partir de lo que has oído, leído u observado.

En inglés sencillo: To understand or believe something because of what you have heard, read, or noticed.

• I gather you know my sister.
• From his letter, I gathered that he needed help.
• Is she leaving soon, as I gather from your message?

Cómo se usa: gather that… (I gather that you are moving abroad.); gather from something that… (She gathered from his reply that he was annoyed.)

Sinónimos: understand, infer

Expresiones frecuentes: I gather, gather that

acumular, reunir

Reunir cada vez más cantidad de algo con el paso del tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: To collect more and more of something over time.

• We need to gather more evidence.
• Over the years, he gathered a large collection of stamps.
• The proposal is gathering support among local residents.

Sinónimos: collect, accumulate, amass

Expresiones frecuentes: gather evidence, gather information, gather support

acelerar, ganar velocidad

Volverse cada vez más rápido.

En inglés sencillo: To gradually become faster.

• The train began to gather speed.
• The car gathered speed as it went downhill.
• Her steps gathered pace as she approached home.

Sinónimos: accelerate, speed up

Antónimos: decelerate

Expresiones frecuentes: gather speed, gather pace

acumular polvo

Quedarse sin usar tanto tiempo que se cubre de polvo.

En inglés sencillo: To remain unused for so long that dust settles on it.

• These books just gather dust.
• My guitar gathered dust in the cupboard for years.
• Why leave your exercise bike gathering dust?

Sinónimos: lie unused

Expresiones frecuentes: gather dust, gather dust upstairs

recoger, recolectar

Recoger alimentos en el lugar donde crecen.

En inglés sencillo: To pick or collect food from the place where it grows.

• We gather berries in summer.
• She gathered nuts beneath the trees.
• Can you safely gather mushrooms in this forest?

Sinónimos: collect, pick, harvest

Expresiones frecuentes: gather berries, gather mushrooms, gather nuts