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to gather up
[phrase form: gather]
01
to collect various things or people that are spread out for a specific purpose
Transitive: to gather up sb/sth
Grammatical Information
Movement verb
Regular
Separable
Present tense
gather up
3rd person singular
gathers up
Past simple
gathered up
Past participle
gathered up
Examples
She gathered them up and put them in the box.
02
to bunch fabric in a particular place
Transitive: to gather up fabric
Examples
She gathered up the hem of her petticoat to give it a more stylish and vintage look.
