gather

集まる、集める

一か所に集まること、または人や物を集めること。

やさしい英語で： To come together in one place, or bring people or things together.

• People gather here every Sunday.
• A crowd gathered outside the shop.
• She gathered the children in the kitchen.

使い方： gather around someone/something (The children gathered around the teacher.); gather somewhere (Fans gathered outside the stadium.)

類義語： assemble, collect, come together

反対語： disperse, scatter

よく使う表現： gather together, gather around, gather people

察する、推測する

聞いたことや読んだこと、気づいたことから理解したり推測したりすること。

やさしい英語で： To understand or believe something because of what you have heard, read, or noticed.

• I gather you know my sister.
• From his letter, I gathered that he needed help.
• Is she leaving soon, as I gather from your message?

使い方： gather that… (I gather that you are moving abroad.); gather from something that… (She gathered from his reply that he was annoyed.)

類義語： understand, infer

よく使う表現： I gather, gather that

蓄積する、集める

時間をかけて、何かを次々と集めて増やすこと。

やさしい英語で： To collect more and more of something over time.

• We need to gather more evidence.
• Over the years, he gathered a large collection of stamps.
• The proposal is gathering support among local residents.

類義語： collect, accumulate, amass

よく使う表現： gather evidence, gather information, gather support

加速する、速度を増す

徐々に速くなること。

やさしい英語で： To gradually become faster.

• The train began to gather speed.
• The car gathered speed as it went downhill.
• Her steps gathered pace as she approached home.

類義語： accelerate, speed up

反対語： decelerate

よく使う表現： gather speed, gather pace

ほこりをかぶる

長い間使われず、表面にほこりがたまること。

やさしい英語で： To remain unused for so long that dust settles on it.

• These books just gather dust.
• My guitar gathered dust in the cupboard for years.
• Why leave your exercise bike gathering dust?

類義語： lie unused

よく使う表現： gather dust, gather dust upstairs

採る、収穫する

食べ物を育っている場所から摘んだり集めたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To pick or collect food from the place where it grows.

• We gather berries in summer.
• She gathered nuts beneath the trees.
• Can you safely gather mushrooms in this forest?

類義語： collect, pick, harvest

よく使う表現： gather berries, gather mushrooms, gather nuts