gather up

Frequency: 7.915.0 per million words

to bring things together into one place or collection, often from the ground

gatherADVERB + GATHER

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Examples (10)

  • Please gather the toys up before dinner.
  • She hastily gathered up her scattered notes from the floor.
  • We gathered the cables up and labeled them.
  • Could you gather up the plates after the meeting?
  • The volunteers carefully gathered up the broken glass.
  • He was gathering the fallen leaves up when it started to rain.
  • All the equipment was gathered up and locked away by noon.
  • They gathered up their bags and hurried out.
  • I’ll gather the documents up and send them over.
  • Don’t forget to gather up any litter before you leave.