verb
-ers; -ered; -ering
[+ obj] to bring (things or people) together into a group
to choose and collect (things)
to get or take (things) from different people or places and bring them together
[no obj] :to come together to form a group
[+ obj] :to get more of (something, such as speed) gradually
[no obj] :to increase in amount or strength
[+ obj] to prepare yourself to use (your courage, strength, etc.) in order to do something difficult
to prepare (yourself, your thoughts, etc.) before doing something difficult
not used in progressive tenses [+ obj] :to believe that something is probably true because of what you have heard or learned
[+ obj] :to pull (someone or something) close to your body
[+ obj] sewing :to pull (cloth) along a line of stitches to form folds
noun
plural -ers
[count] :a fold formed when cloth is pulled together - usually plural