gather
verbUK /ˈɡæð.ər/
US /ˈɡæð.ɚ/
To bring things or people together in one place.
The children gathered their toys and put them in the box.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. To pick or collect something from different places, like flowers or fruit.
We gathered apples from the trees in the garden.
3. To understand or believe something after hearing or seeing it.
I gather from your smile that you liked the surprise.
4. To slowly increase or become bigger, like clouds in the sky.
Dark clouds gathered before the storm.