What does gathered mean?
Word: Gathered
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Gathered means came together in one place, or collected things into one place.
Synonyms: assembled, collected, met
Antonyms: scattered
How do you spell gathered?
Syllables: gath - ered
Tricky part: The first vowel is a, not e; because the word is said quickly, many students write gethered.
Watch out for: gethered, gatherred
Memory tip: Picture friends gathering at the school gate: gather and gate both begin g-a.
Gathered in a sentence
Example 1: We gathered shells on the beach at Puri.
Example 2: The whole colony gathered in the park to watch the fireworks.
Example 3: Bees had gathered nectar from every flower in the garden.
Fun Fact
Gather is an Old English word, and together grows from the same root, which is why the two end in the same way.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of 'gathered' as it is used in the sentence:
Hundreds of fans gathered outside the stadium to welcome the team home.
a) queued
b) dispersed
c) cheered
d) waited
Show answer
b) dispersed. When a crowd disperses it breaks up and leaves, the reverse of gathering.
Word Cookie
Fill in the blanks with the correct letters:
gath_r_d
a) o, e
b) e, i
c) e, e
d) a, e
Show answer
c) e, e. Gather ends in er, and the past form adds ed: e, then e.
Mingle-Mangle
Unscramble the jumbled word in the sentence and choose the correct word:
The children dethrega dry leaves into a heap in the corner of the garden.
a) feathered
b) threaded
c) gathered
d) weathered
Show answer
c) gathered. Threaded has no g, feathered needs an f and weathered a w, and both of those have a third e; gathered uses each letter once.
Spell-o-Spell
Three of these words are spelt correctly and one is misspelt. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word:
1. orchestra 2. performance 3. audiance 4. gathered
a) the people who watch a show
b) a large group of musicians playing together
c) brought or came together
d) a show of music, dance or drama
Show answer
a) the people who watch a show. Audiance is the misspelling; the word ends in -ence, like silence.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. 'She gathered her thoughts before speaking' means she ____.
a) spoke without stopping
b) forgot what she would say
c) wrote her speech on paper
d) put her ideas in order
Show answer
d) put her ideas in order
2. If you gathered that the match was cancelled, you ____.
a) learnt it from what you heard
b) forgot about it at once
c) decided to play anyway
d) collected tickets for it
Show answer
a) learnt it from what you heard
