Hyphenation of gather

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word gather? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

gath-er

Definitions of gather:

1.	Sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
2.	The act of gathering something
3.	Assemble or get together Gather some stones Pull your thoughts together
4.	Collect in one place We assembled in the church basement Let's gather in the dining room
5.	Collect or gather Journals are accumulating in my office The work keeps piling up
6.	Conclude from evidence I gather you have not done your homework
7.	Draw together into folds or puckers
8.	Get people together Assemble your colleagues Get together all those who are interested in the project Gather the close family members
9.	Draw and bring closer She gathered her shawl around her shoulders
10.	Look for (food) in nature Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall
11.	Increase or develop The peace movement gained momentum The car gathers speed

Synonyms of gather:

noun	gathering, sewing, stitchery
noun	gathering, collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation
verb	garner, collect, pull together, gather up
verb	meet, assemble, forgather, foregather, interact
verb	accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, amass, increase
verb	reason, reason out, conclude
verb	pucker, tuck, sew, run up, sew together, stitch
verb	assemble, get together
verb	search, seek, look for

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.