gather [ˈɡæðəʳ]
transitive verb
1 (also gather together) [+people, objects] reunir; juntar;(also gather up) [+pins, sticks etc] recoger; [+harvest, crop] recoger; recolectar; [+flowers] coger; recoger; (LAm) [+information] reunir; recopilar; [+hair] recoger; (Cos) fruncir; [+taxes] recaudar
we gathered enough firewood to last the night reunimos leña suficiente para toda la noche; to gather dust acumular polvo; to gather one's thoughts (together) ordenar sus pensamientos; she gathered her coat around her se envolvió en su abrigo
3
to gather that (understand) tener entendido que; (discover) enterarse de que; as you will have gathered ... se habrá dado cuenta de que ...; as far as I could gather hasta donde pude enterarme; I gather from him that ... según lo que me dice ...; what are we to gather from this? ¿qué consecuencia sacamos de esto?