👥gathering

noun
/ˈɡæðərɪŋ/

Meaning

a meeting or assembly of people for a particular purpose

Example Sentences

We attended a family gathering last weekend.

Example Expressions

social gathering

Synonyms

meeting, assembly, party, event, conference

Antonyms

separation, dispersal

Collocations

family gathering, large gathering, small gathering, informal gathering

More Example Sentences

Every year, Thanksgiving is observed across the USA with joy and family gatherings.

That experience taught me that gathering sufficient data before planning is absolutely essential.

A woman cooks a traditional dish for a cultural festival that her community celebrates every year following a recipe passed down from her great-grandmother using spices and ingredients she finds at a specialty store and the kitchen fills with a rich, warm aroma that brings back childhood memories of family gatherings

A woman cooks a traditional dish for a cultural festival that her community celebrates every year following a recipe passed down from her great-grandmother using spices and ingredients she finds at a specialty store and the kitchen fills with a rich, warm aroma that brings back childhood memories of family gatherings and she shares the food with her neighbors and friends

A woman cooks a traditional dish for a cultural festival that her community celebrates every year following a recipe passed down from her great-grandmother using spices and ingredients she finds at a specialty store and the kitchen fills with a rich, warm aroma that brings back childhood memories of family gatherings and she shares the food with her neighbors and friends who compliment the authentic flavor and ask for the recipe

A man teaches himself to play the guitar using free lessons on the internet after buying an inexpensive acoustic guitar from a second-hand music shop and he practices basic chords every evening in his living room after dinner struggling at first with sore fingers and wrong notes but gradually improving over several months until he can play his favorite songs from start to finish and surprises his family with a performance at a holiday gathering.

A woman cooks a traditional dish for a cultural festival that her community celebrates every year following a recipe passed down from her great-grandmother using spices and ingredients she finds at a specialty store and the kitchen fills with a rich, warm aroma that brings back childhood memories of family gatherings and she shares the food with her neighbors and friends who compliment the authentic flavor and ask for the recipe making her feel deeply connected to her heritage and traditions.

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