To collect; normally separate things.
The word "gather" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it to mean "to collect (people or things) together in one place." For example, "We will gather together to celebrate the holiday this weekend.".
When sector leaders gather on Thursday at the annual conference of Skills for Care, the workforce development body for adult social care, the talk is likely to be about an even stiffer potential bill, however.
I once termed those who gather at IMF meetings as "the international debt set".
If you want to back their cause you can sign and share their petition, help them to gather public statements of support, like them on Facebook or follow the @hetMaagdenhuis or @RethinkUvA accounts on Twitter.
Many of our young people, adept in collating, processing and sharing information, seek rapid answers to the problems that gather around them.
A small central area has shop, internet, laundry, books, snorkelling gear and regulars who gather to shoot the breeze.
The goalkeeper gets down to gather at his near post.
Bakhrom Ismailov of Russia Without Racism recounted instances of discrimination against immigrants, such as locals frequently calling the police when Central Asian labourers gather for pick-up football games.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com