Emily Dickinson Lexicon

gather (-ed, -ing, -s), v. [OE 'to enclose'.]

1. Pick blossoms; harvest flowers.
2. Take; remove.
3. Inhale; draw in; [fig.] become.
4. Collect; bring in; draw together.
5. Obtain; capture; hold onto; [fig.] transcribe; write down; make a poetic record of.
6. Meet; come together.
7. Assume; learn; figure out.