Definition: To collect; normally separate things.

Alright class, settle down and let’s take a look! That’s a really good observation about the dictionary definition – "to collect; normally separate things." Let’s unpack that a little bit. "Gathered" means to bring things together, you see? Think of it like this: imagine you have lots of scattered leaves on the ground - all spread out and alone. You gather them up into a pile, right? That's bringing them from being separate, to being together . It can be used for objects – “The children gathered their toys after playtime.” Or even people! "The villagers gathered in the town square." You could also think of it as collecting something intangible, like ideas or memories. "She gathered all her thoughts and wrote a poem." Does that make it clearer? Do you have any questions about how we use ‘gathered’ – would you like me to give you some examples in sentences?