🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

sammeln

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zah-meln

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Gather/ˈɡæð.ər/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Er beschloss, alle Dokumente vor dem Treffen zu sammeln."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To bring together and take in from scattered places.

    "She decided to gather all the documents before the meeting."
  2. 2

    To accumulate or collect over time.

    "He managed to gather a wealth of knowledge during his travels."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'gather' originates from the Old English 'gaderian', which means 'to bring together'. It is derived from the Proto-Germanic '*gadurōną', which reflects a sense of collecting or assembling, evolving through Middle English into its current form.

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