ingathering

ingathering — verb

  • ingatheringpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • ingatherings3rd person singular
  • ingatheringing-ing form
  • ingatheringedpast simple

1. to collect ripe crops from the fields at the end of the growing season

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to collect ripe crops from the fields at the end of the growing season

例句

Jabari's family spent the week ingathering ripe corn from their farm before the rains.

ingather + noun phrase (crops for harvest)

The villagers held a feast after they had ingathered the wheat from the hills.

同義詞
  • harvest

    the neutral, everyday word for gathering crops; far more common than ingather

  • bring in

    a phrasal verb used informally for collecting a crop (bring in the hay)

  • reap

    specifically cutting grain with a scythe or machine; narrower in meaning than ingather

反義詞
  • sow

    to plant seeds, the opposite seasonal stage before harvesting

  • scatter

    to spread things apart rather than gathering them together

文法句型

ingather + noun phrase (crops, harvest)

用法筆記

Object is always a crop or harvest; this sense is not used for wild plants or non-agricultural collecting. Very formal or literary in tone — in everyday conversation speakers prefer harvest, bring in, or gather in.

常見錯誤

❌They ingathered wild berries from the forest.
✅They gathered wild berries from the forest.
💡ingather implies cultivated crops being brought in at harvest time, not casual foraging.

2. to bring people or objects together into one place, or for people to assemble as

2.動詞及物 / 不及物C1
釋義

to bring people or objects together into one place, or for people to assemble as a group

例句

Karim ingathered the scattered camping tools into the trunk of the car before the park ranger locked the campsite gate.

transitive: ingather + object + into a container

Minho ingathered the scattered property records from three municipal departments before the audit began.

transitive: ingather + objects + from [location] before [event]

同義詞
  • assemble

    the common, neutral word for bringing people or things together; much more frequent than ingather

  • gather

    everyday alternative for collecting objects or people; less formal than ingather

  • round up

    informal; used especially for people or animals that are scattered (round up the children)

反義詞
  • disperse

    to break up a group and send people in different directions

  • scatter

    to throw or place things in different directions

文法句型

ingather + noun phrase (people or things)

ingather at [location]

用法筆記

Often used with a location phrase (ingathered at / in / into) to specify where the gathering happens. The transitive sense focuses on someone actively collecting people or objects; the intransitive sense describes people coming together spontaneously.

常見錯誤

❌They ingathered quickly when they heard the news.
✅They assembled quickly when they heard the news.
💡ingather as an intransitive verb sounds very formal or old-fashioned; assemble is the natural choice for modern English.